How are Brueghel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and Ovid's "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" similar? A. Both sho
w many people who notice Icarus descend into the water. B. Both focus on the triumph of flight over the pain of death. C. Both show Daedalus trying to save his son from drowning. D. Both show Icarus drowning after the wax holding his wings together has melted.
Brueghel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and Ovid's "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus" are similar because they both show Icarus drowning after ignoring his father's adivce and flying to close to the sun.
In the painting, we can see Icarus's feet sinking into the water. And, in Ovid's story, the melting of the wax holding Icarus's wings together along with his falling into the sea is clearly described.
