Dear AG,
I really like your collage, because, as you might imagine, the mythological background attracts me. And then I also read: Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Of course, I had to see the original. It's called "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and is based on the Metamorphoses by Ovid.
At first I was irritated, because there neither Icarus nor Daedalus can be seen in the sky. But if you enlarge the picture you can see right below between sailboat and angler the legs of Icarus disappearing in the water.
Thank you so much for the further interesting references to Greek Mythology as well as the Icarus-related information. For those who take a closer look at your work, your collages always have an added value.
With warm affection,
Anna
Dear Anna,
Thank you for coming by and for those kind words. How alike we are in some ways 🌺. I of course had checked out the Bruegel painting...(he, as I believe I've told you before, is one of my favorite artists from that period). However, as you describe, poor Icarus is under the water in the painting and that did not illustrate his folly of going too close to the sun. So I chose the Huys picture.
After your reference, I had to look up Ovid's Metamorphoses and the relationship to Bruegel's painting. Fascinating that the very reason I found the painting unsuitable (the fall is not featured centrally), seems to be the point Bruegel was making. This quote is from The Art Story:
"We might expect that this tragic denouement would form the focal point of Bruegel's painting, but instead it becomes one incident woven into an all-encompassing representation of common rural life, the demise of the hero rendered almost laughable in its head-first ignominy."
Before your reference, I'd heard of the Metamorphoses but didn't know much about it. Now I know more :)) Thank you!!
Peace and health to you, friend. The weather here is glorious. I hope you are enjoying the same.
Affectionately,
AG
Dear AG,
I assumed that you have seen the original painting of Bruegel. 😀 It's is remarkable that in some ways we are so alike, for example when it comes to researching facts. I know you like Bruegel a lot. So do I, which is why his name immediately caught my eye.
Thanks for the quote. It seems to be an upside down world where a boy falls into the sea out of the blue without anyone noticing.
Grateful for the link to 'The ArtStory'. I didn't know this website yet, I already stored it. Ovid's Metamorphoses are certainly worth reading. I definitely need more time for all these interesting things ...
Stay well and enjoy the sunshine. 🌷 We've had a longer period of bad weather here. A blessing for nature, but I'm looking forward to blue sky again.
Affectionately,
Anna
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