European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection The Fall of Icarus Made in France, Europe1849 Hippolyte Ferrat, French, 1822 - 1882 Bronze * Gallery 154, European Art 1850-1900, first floor (Annenberg Galleries) 1918-102 Gift of Mrs. Albert P. Brubaker for the Frederick J. Kimball and Helen Kimball Grafflin Memorial Collection, 1918 |
LabelAccording to Greek mythology, Daedalus built wax and feather wings so that he and his son, Icarus, could escape from King Minos on Crete. Disregarding his father's warning, Icarus melted his wings by flying too close to the sun and fell to his death.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
