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"Daedalus: A Tale of Ambition and Consequence" In the realm of Greek mythology, the names Icarus and Daedalus resonate with a cautionary tale that has transcended time

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Icarus and Daedalus

Icarus and Daedalus
Mike Melnotte

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Daedalus and Icarus, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Daedalus and Icarus, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imageDaedalus Collection: River Landscape with Daedalus and Icarus, ca. 1595. Creator

River Landscape with Daedalus and Icarus, ca. 1595. Creator
River Landscape with Daedalus and Icarus, ca. 1595. After Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Armed Three-master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky from The Sailing Vessels, 1561-65

Armed Three-master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky from The Sailing Vessels, 1561-65

Background imageDaedalus Collection: The fall of Icarus, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

The fall of Icarus, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The fall of Icarus, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Icarus and Daedalus, 1887. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon

Icarus and Daedalus, 1887. Artist: Bernard de Montfaucon
Icarus and Daedalus, 1887. A plate from Gaston Tissandiers Histoire des ballons, 1887. Private Collection

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Daedalus and Icaros fitted with their wings

Daedalus and Icaros fitted with their wings. According to legend, in order to escape from Crete, Daedalus made wings of wax and feathers for himself and his son

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Icarus and Daedalus flying. Engraving. Colored

Icarus and Daedalus flying. Engraving. Colored
Icarus and his father Daedalus flying. Engraving by Albrecht Durer, 1493. Colored

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. The Fall of Icarus. Copper engraving, 1731, by Bernard Picart

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. The Fall of Icarus. Copper engraving, 1731, by Bernard Picart

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Daedalus delivering the wooden cow to Pasiphae, PasiphaA

Daedalus delivering the wooden cow to Pasiphae, PasiphaA
Antique illustration of a Daedalus presents the artificial cow to PasiphaA, Pasiphae

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DURER: DAEDALUS & ICARUS. Daedalus and Icarus. Woodcut, 1493, by Albrecht Durer

DURER: DAEDALUS & ICARUS. Daedalus and Icarus. Woodcut, 1493, by Albrecht Durer

Background imageDaedalus Collection: LANDON, Charles Paul (1760-1826). Daedalus and

LANDON, Charles Paul (1760-1826). Daedalus and Icarus. 18th c. Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Alen篮. Alen篮 Museum of Fine Arts and Lace

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS AND PERDIX. After Daedalus throws his nephew, Perdix

DAEDALUS AND PERDIX. After Daedalus throws his nephew, Perdix, from the Temple of Athena on the Acropolis, Athena transforms Perdix into a partridge

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. French colored engraving, 1660

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. French colored engraving, 1660

Background imageDaedalus Collection: WRAF Mess Hut at Cranwell, WW1

WRAF Mess Hut at Cranwell, WW1
Scene inside the WRAF (Womens Royal Air Force) Mess Hut at Cranwell, probably during the First World War. The Royal Naval Air Service Central Training Establishment Cranwell was commissioned on 1

Background imageDaedalus Collection: River Landscape Daedalus Icarus ca 1595 Etching

River Landscape Daedalus Icarus ca 1595 Etching
Artokoloro

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Armed Three-master Daedalus Icarus Sky Sailing Vessels

Armed Three-master Daedalus Icarus Sky Sailing Vessels
Artokoloro

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Daedalus Icarus Game Mythology Jeu de la Mythologie

Daedalus Icarus Game Mythology Jeu de la Mythologie
Artokoloro

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DURER: DAEDALUS & ICARUS. Daedalus and Icarus. Colored woodcut, 1493, by Albrecht Durer

DURER: DAEDALUS & ICARUS. Daedalus and Icarus. Colored woodcut, 1493, by Albrecht Durer

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Two Westland Wessex HU5 helicopters, XS491 and XS523, fr?

Two Westland Wessex HU5 helicopters, XS491 and XS523, fr?
Two Westland Wessex HU5 helicopters, XS491 and XS523, from HMS Daedalus, Lee-on-Solent

Background imageDaedalus Collection: An oblique view of the Crater Daedalus on the moon

An oblique view of the Crater Daedalus on the moon
July 1969 - An oblique view of the Crater Daedalus on the lunar farside as seen from the Apollo 11 spacecraft in lunar orbit. The view looks southwest. Daedalus (formerly referred to as I.A.U)

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Icarus (oil on canvas)

Icarus (oil on canvas)
XAL316563 Icarus (oil on canvas) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); Palazzo Davanzati, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: Icare; ); Italian, out of copyright

Background imageDaedalus Collection: The Fall of Icarus (oil on canvas)

The Fall of Icarus (oil on canvas)
XAL173491 The Fall of Icarus (oil on canvas) by Saraceni, Carlo (c.1580-1620); Museo e Gallerie Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: flew too close to the sun; ); Italian

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Fall of Icarus, Adriaen Collaert, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Eduwart van Hoeswinckel

Fall of Icarus, Adriaen Collaert, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Eduwart van Hoeswinckel, 1584 - 1618

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Fall of Icarus, Hans Bol, Anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1650

Fall of Icarus, Hans Bol, Anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1650

Background imageDaedalus Collection: River landscape with Daedalus and Icarus, Rudolf II van Habsburg (Duits keizer), 1553

River landscape with Daedalus and Icarus, Rudolf II van Habsburg (Duits keizer), 1553

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Frederic Leighton Icarus and Daedalus c 1869 Oil on canvas

Frederic Leighton Icarus and Daedalus c 1869 Oil on canvas

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Daedalus and Icarus from Unpublished Monuments of Antiquity (Monumenti antichi inediti)

Daedalus and Icarus from Unpublished Monuments of Antiquity (Monumenti antichi inediti) by Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768) after a bas-relief of Villa Albani in Rome, engraving

Background imageDaedalus Collection: The Romance of the Rose. s. XIV. Daedalus and

The Romance of the Rose. s. XIV. Daedalus and
The Romance of the Rose. s.XIV. Daedalus and his son Icarus fleeing from the prison of Crete. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. Valencia. Valencia University Library

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS

DAEDALUS
Daedalus in flight, with sensibly large wings, and feathers on his body to provide additional lift; note too the practical handles

Background imageDaedalus Collection: 19th century British lighthouse on Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan), Red Sea, Egypt

19th century British lighthouse on Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan), Red Sea, Egypt

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Staircase inside the 19th century British lighthouse on Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan)

Staircase inside the 19th century British lighthouse on Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan), Red Sea, Egypt

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Lionfish (Turkeyfish), Pterois volitans, at Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan), Red Sea, Egypt

Lionfish (Turkeyfish), Pterois volitans, at Daedalus Reef (Abu el-Kizan), Red Sea, Egypt

Background imageDaedalus Collection: SEA SERPENT, 1848. A sea serpent, some 60 feet long, sighted from HMS Daedalus in August 1848

SEA SERPENT, 1848. A sea serpent, some 60 feet long, sighted from HMS Daedalus in August 1848 during a voyage to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean

Background imageDaedalus Collection: AURORA BOREALIS. Remarkable Aurora Borealis Seen From the Daedalus, in the Atlantic Ocean

AURORA BOREALIS. Remarkable Aurora Borealis Seen From the Daedalus, in the Atlantic Ocean, 9 August 1849. Contemporary English wood engraving

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. Line engraving, 16th century, by Theodore Galle after Peter Bruegel the Elder

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. Line engraving, 16th century, by Theodore Galle after Peter Bruegel the Elder

Background imageDaedalus Collection: FALL OF ICARUS. Copper engraving, French, 1731, by Bernard Picart

FALL OF ICARUS. Copper engraving, French, 1731, by Bernard Picart

Background imageDaedalus Collection: DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. The Fall of Icarus. Line engraving, French, 1660

DAEDALUS AND ICARUS. The Fall of Icarus. Line engraving, French, 1660

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Icarus and Daedelus

Icarus and Daedelus. Woodcut by Albrecht Durer (1471-1528), showing the fall of Icarus (centre), watched by his father Daedalus (upper centre)

Background imageDaedalus Collection: Artwork of Daedalus starship

Artwork of Daedalus starship
Starship Daedalus. Artists impression of Daedalus, a space vehicle designed in 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to visit Barnards Star

Background imageDaedalus Collection: THE FALL OF ICARUS. Maso di San Friano (1536-1571): The Fall of Icarus. Oil on panel

THE FALL OF ICARUS. Maso di San Friano (1536-1571): The Fall of Icarus. Oil on panel



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"Daedalus: A Tale of Ambition and Consequence" In the realm of Greek mythology, the names Icarus and Daedalus resonate with a cautionary tale that has transcended time. Illustrated in countless forms, their story serves as a reminder of the perils that accompany unchecked ambition. One such depiction is found in Carlo Saraceni's masterpiece, "The Fall of Icarus. " Painted on copper, it captures the tragic moment when Icarus soars too close to the sun with wings crafted by his father Daedalus. The consequences are dire as he plummets towards an unforgiving sea below. This timeless narrative also finds its place within ancient Pompeii's House of the Vettii. Here, amidst preserved ruins, we witness evidence of Daedalus' ingenuity through intricate frescoes adorning its walls. His genius immortalized in vibrant colors for all to admire. Albrecht Durer's 1493 engraving titled "Icarus" further amplifies this fable's impact. With meticulous detail, it depicts Icarus' ill-fated flight and subsequent fall from grace – a stark warning against hubris and overreaching ambitions. Even beyond artistry lies reality; on April 12th, 1972, British Hovercraft Corporation unveiled their BH7 Mk2 named after Daedalus himself. This technological marvel soared above waters like no other craft before it – a testament to human innovation inspired by mythological prowess. And let us not forget Solent Airport (HMS Daedalus), offering an aerial view reminiscent of our protagonists' lofty aspirations. From this vantage point emerges both wonder and trepidation - for even today we grapple with balancing dreams against potential downfall. Daedalus remains etched into history as more than just a mythical figure; he embodies humanity's relentless pursuit for greatness while grappling with unforeseen consequences.