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The Fall of Icarus
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The Fall of Icarus

Jacob Toorenvliet · c. 1701 · paper; chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Icarus tumbles from the air into the sea after flying too close to the sun, causing the wax wings made by his father Daedalus to melt. Daedalus, also equipped with wax wings, flies on. Sheet 33 recto from a sketchbook with 63 sheets.

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Credit lineVal van Icarus. c. 1701. Jacob Toorenvliet. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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