3/30/2024 0 Comments The story of the fall of icarus![]() There is no mention of God, no religious symbols. The first part I’d like to bring discuss that really makes this piece a good representative of humanism is that it appears to be very secular. Before I begin my analysis, I’ll simply state that humanism can be broadly defined as an emphasis on human individuality and less emphasis on religion (Wikipedia). After analysis and research, it’s amazing to study about the story of Icarus and how this more humanist view of the story, exemplified through this image, came up during the Northern Renaissance. I especially enjoy this painting because looking at it quickly, one would not know the whole story behind it. It has been interpreted that the painting is a representation of mankind’s ignorance towards suffering. The main notion in this image is that everyone is continuing their everyday tasks. ![]() Even with prior warning about flying too close to the sun from his father, he still flew too close and his wings crumpled and fell apart. He had wings made of wax by his father, Daedalus. These are supposed to be the legs of Icarus, who drowned after he flew too close to the sun. Very discrete, there is an image of legs sticking out of the water behind the large ship in the painting. ![]() Painted around the 1560s (the true date is unknown, because the survived painting is supposedly a copy of the original), the background is set with a shepherd tending his small herd, a plowman doing work in his field, a fisherman, all set in the backdrop of a small bay that contains a few ships. Rife with meaning through thorough analysis and observation, it can be seen that several things are going on in the image. I would like to analyze the painting, Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, painted by Pieter Bruegel. ![]()
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