Auden's poem "Musée des Beaux Arts" on the fall of Icarus depicts the indifference of human beings and how people can continue with their ordinary events despite the death of Icarus. A Flemish proverb was developed from the painting pointing out the ignorance of the society towards the suffering of fellow men. But he realized that he had no feathers left and that he was flapping his bare arms. The angler is looking at Icarus with horror but continues fishing while the farmer continues with his work unaware of the ongoing situation. One by one, Icarus’s feathers fell like snowflakes. The shepherd is gazing at the sky away from where Icarus falls, in the version with Daedalus, the shepherd is gazing at him as he flies. ![]() An angler, Plowman, and shepherd are portrayed in the painting performing differed actions as Icarus falls from the aether. Daedalus made the wings out of feathers and secured them using beeswax. His father Daedalus is not seen in this version of the painting although a similar painting in the Museum van Buuren, Brussels, Belgium by the same painter shows him flying above the sea. Greek mythology tells of Icarus and his father Daedalus who flew with artificial wings. Icarus falls near a ship, and his feet can be seen above the water while the rest of his body is submerged. The sun is almost set on the horizon signifying that it is evening. The painting was thought to have been the work of Pieter Bruegel the Elder, but technical examination conducted in 19 dispute its authenticity. The Landscape with the Fall of Icarus is a 28.9 inch × 44.1 inch painting that hangs in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels. Its here, the viral sensation of this renaissance lookin painting of my friend Shawn falling like a punk from a swing, hurtling towards the ground like Icarus. Icarus flew high in the sky, and when the sun melted the wax, fell into the sea and drowned. He advised his son Icarus not to fly too close to the sun because it would melt the wax, but Icarus ignored his father's advice. ![]() ![]() Greek mythology tells of Icarus and his father Daedalus who flew with artificial wings.
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