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| '''''The Lament for Icarus''''' is a painting by ], showing dead ], surrounded by lamenting ]. The wings of Icarus are based on the ] pattern.<ref name="Nyenhuis">Jacob E. Nyenhuis. , Wayne State University Press, 2003, p. 54, ISBN 0-8143-3002-9</ref> In 1898 the painting was bought from the ] exhibition through The Chantrey Bequest, a public fund for purchasing ] bequeathed by ].<ref>></ref> ''The Lament for Icarus'' was subsequently awarded the gold medal at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allartclassic.com/pictures_zoom.php?p_number=158&p=&number=DRH001|title=Art Reproduction of Draper|publisher =Allartclassic.com|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</ |
'''''The Lament for Icarus''''' is a painting by ], showing dead ], surrounded by lamenting ]. The wings of Icarus are based on the ] pattern.<ref name="Nyenhuis">Jacob E. Nyenhuis. , Wayne State University Press, 2003, p. 54, ISBN 0-8143-3002-9</ref> In 1898 the painting was bought from the ] exhibition through The Chantrey Bequest, a public fund for purchasing ] bequeathed by ].<ref>></ref> ''The Lament for Icarus'' was subsequently awarded the gold medal at the ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allartclassic.com/pictures_zoom.php?p_number=158&p=&number=DRH001|title=Art Reproduction of Draper|publisher =Allartclassic.com|accessdate=2010-11-19}}</refff | ||
| According to Dr. Justine Hopkins, Draper identifies Icarus "with the other heroes of the ] and ]s, who, like ] half a century later, manage to live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse".<ref name="Nyenhuis"/> | According to Dr. Justine Hopkins, Draper identifies Icarus "with the other heroes of the ] and ]s, who, like ] half a century later, manage to live fast, die young and leave a beautiful corpse".<ref name="Nyenhuis"/> | ||
| ==The composition== | ==The composition== | ||
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| Artist | Herbert James Draper |
| Year | 1898 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Location | Tate Gallery, London |
The Lament for Icarus is a painting by Herbert James Draper, showing dead Icarus, surrounded by lamenting nymphs. The wings of Icarus are based on the bird-of-paradise pattern. In 1898 the painting was bought from the Royal Academy exhibition through The Chantrey Bequest, a public fund for purchasing modern art bequeathed by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantry, R.A.. The Lament for Icarus was subsequently awarded the gold medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900 in Paris.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
The use of the male body as a vehicle for the projection of subjective emotion, as in The Lament for Icarus, is a feature of late-Victorian painting and sculpture, and in The Lament for Icarus the body appears to melt within the arms of one nymph. Draper applied liquid light effects without abandoning form and used mainly warm colors. The tanned skin of Icarus refers to his close approach to the Sun before falling down. The rays of the setting sun on distant cliffs emphasize the transience of time. Moralizing, sentimental and sensual, The Lament for Icarus ultimately became a well-composed image of epic failure.
Notes
- Jacob E. Nyenhuis. Myth and the creative process: Michael Ayrton and the myth of Daedalus, the maze maker, Wayne State University Press, 2003, p. 54, ISBN 0-8143-3002-9
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