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Daedalus, escaping from Crete with his son, Icarus, sees him falling to his death, 1493 (woodcut engraving)
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Daedalus, escaping from Crete with his son, Icarus, sees him falling to his death, 1493 (woodcut engraving)
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German School, (15th century) / German
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Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
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woodcut engraving
Date
1493 AD (C15th AD)
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According to Greek legend, in order to escape from Crete, Daedalus made wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son, but Icarus flew too near the Sun and his wings melted and he fell to his death; illustration from a popular treatise on Roman Law "Spiegel der wahren Rhetorik" by Friedrich Riederer, published in Freiburg in 1493. Dédale et Icare.

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treatise / legend / flying / icaros / wings / escape / death / icarus / tragedy / son / chute / flight / fall / father / wax / icare / daedalus / dedale / hubris / Engraving / Mzengraving

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