The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 19th Century symbolizing the mythical creature Pegasus

symbolizing the mythical creature Pegasus

She is trampling upon the figure of Shiva

ghost-like female figure at its centre

created in 1810

The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 19th Century symbolizing the mythical creature Pegasus"The Lament for Icarus" is a painting by Herbert James Draper, completed around 1898. This work of art depicts the tragic aftermath of the Greek myth of Icarus, who flew too close to the sun with wings made of feathers and wax. The heat caused the wax to melt, leading to his fall into the sea. In the painting, Icarus's lifeless body is draped over a rock, his large, burnt wings hanging down. Surrounding him are three sea nymphs, or possibly muses, who