Lament for Icarus
Lament for Icarus - Herbert James Draper (1863-1920) - Tate Britain
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Lament for Icarus - Herbert James Draper (1863-1920) - Tate Britain
Date: c1898
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 182.9 x 155.6 cm
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 182.9 x 155.6 cm
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Herbert James Draper painted Lament for Icarus in about 1898, and this oil on canvas composition depicts an event from Greek mythology.
Icarus was the son of the inventor Daedalus, and father and son had been imprisoned in a tower by King Minos of Crete, when Theseus had killed the Minotaur and escaped from the island. Daedalus came up with a method of escape, and the inventor crafted wings for him and Icarus. Icarus was warned about flying too close to the son, but Icarus ignored this warning, and the wax holding the wings together melted. Icarus fell to his death, and in the Lament for Icarus, nymphs mourn his death. More information about Icarus can be found here - (website opens in new window) Herbert James Draper |
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Born: November 1863 (or 1864); London
Died: 22 September 1920; London
Nationality: English
Art Movement: Classicism
Painting School: Royal Academy
Died: 22 September 1920; London
Nationality: English
Art Movement: Classicism
Painting School: Royal Academy
