Question

How are Brueghel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus and Ovid's "The

Answer 1

Answer:

the correct answer is 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.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer is:

Both describes Icauru's fall

Explanation:

In Ovid's Metamorphosies, he writes:

"When the boy began to delight in his daring flight, and abandoning his guide, drawn by desire for the heavens, soared higher. His nearness to the devouring sun softened the fragrant wax that held the wings: and the wax melted: he flailed with bare arms, but losing his oar-like wings, could not ride the air. Even as his mouth was crying his father’s name, it vanished into the dark blue sea, the Icarian Sea, called after him." (OVID. Metamorphosis. Bk VIII:183-235 Daedalus and Icarus. Univesity of Virginia).

Pieter Bruegel depicts this moment in his painting. However, instead of painting Icarus falling from the sky, he depicts the moment when he drowns in the ocean. We can see only his legs shaking over the water, but there's no sight of his father Dedalus. Another interesting point of this painting is that Icarus is not the central character. Instead, Bruegel focuses on the landscape and its surroundings. People who are working there doesn't stop his job to help Icarus. They just continue to work. It's an interesting piece of art!