The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 Size:16"x20" The scene feels intimate and

The scene feels intimate and severe

and seductive apparitions drawn from his troubled mind

Winslow Homer skilfully conveys nature’s power with almost violent stabs and dabs of his brush representing waves crashing against rocks

The surrounding trees and bushes are depicted in dark silhouette

and thought

The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 Size:16"x20" The scene feels intimate and"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