Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the Insolvent Estate Room in the Town Hall on the Dam

Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the Desolate Estate Room in the northern gallery of the Town Hall on the Dam in Amsterdam. Despite the warnings of his father Daedalus (the winged man on the right), Icarus flew too close to the sun, causing the wax of his wings to melt and he fell. Above the Desolate Estate Room - where bankruptcies were pronounced and handled - this relief serves as a warning to the viewer: Icarus' recklessness and pride led to his fall, just as recklessness and pride could lead to bankruptcy. Signed at the bottom center: H.