The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 Size:16"x20" The surrounding trees and bushes

The surrounding trees and bushes are depicted in dark silhouette

Rex Iudaeorum

The scene feels intimate and severe

blending realism with psychological distortion

and thought

The Lament for Icarus | Herbert Draper | 1898 Size:16"x20" The surrounding trees and bushes"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