Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the desolate estate room in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 - 1783 print Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the desolate estate room in the northern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Despite the warnings from his father Daedalus (the winged man on the right), Icarus flew too close to the sun, so that the wings of his wings melted and he fell. Above the desolation of the estate room - where bankruptcies were pronounced and handled - this relief serves as a warning for
Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the desolate estate room in the town hall on Dam Square, Hubert Quellinus, after Artus Quellinus (I), 1719 - 1783 print Relief with the fall of Icarus above the door to the desolate estate room in the northern gallery of the town hall on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Despite the warnings from his father Daedalus (the winged man on the right), Icarus flew too close to the sun, so that the wings of his wings melted and he fell. Above the desolation of the estate room - where bankruptcies were pronounced and handled - this relief serves as a warning for the viewer: Icarus' recklessness and pride led to his fall, just like recklessness and pride could lead to bankruptcy. Numbered in the bottom right: LVIII. Amsterdam paper etching / engraving death the fall of Icarus (Daedalus present). sun represented as face, wheel, etc. City Hall of Amsterdam (1655-1808)
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