Arcimboldo’s 4 in 1, two sets by Joos de Momper, one anthropomorphic the other of landscapes, and a splendid set by Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
de Momper
Dramatic paintings of towns and cities on fire, usually at night, were popular during the Dutch Golden Age, and known as brandjes. Examples to well into the 19th century.
Daedalus and son Icarus try to escape the island of Crete by flying with artificial wings. Icarus flies too close to the sun, melting the wax holding his wings together, and drowns.
The wedding of Perseus to Andromeda turns into a pitched battle, with many turned to stone by Medusa’s face. Then 9 daughters challenge the Muses to a contest.
The fall of Icarus, Raphael’s cartoon of the Miraculous Draft of Fishes, Hodler, Larsson, John Constable and others painting anglers.
An attribute of the goddess Athena (Minerva), it consists of the image of the face of Medusa on a shield or breastplate.
This is when the year should really begin. A celebration of the real New Year from Botticelli to Pissarro, aided by Sisley, Van Gogh and others.
Fishing with rod and line plays a significant part in the myth of Daedalus, and adds calm and timelessness to many landscapes.
Paintings conveying the atmosphere of autumn, from Joos de Momper in the early 17th century, to Hawkins in about 1890,
A series to examine visual development of figures within narrative paintings, according to their type of plot. The fall of Icarus used as an example.
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