Friday, September 16, 2022

 Jacob Peter Gowy
(1610 - 1644<>1664)
Jacob Peter Gouwy or Jacob Peter Gowy was a Flemish Baroque painter of history paintings and portraits. He collaborated with Peter Paul Rubens and spent time in England where he was active as a portrait painter. As the creator of a large picture of a horse painted in England he can be considered one of the pioneers of the genre of portraits of horses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Peter_Gowy



The Fall of Icarus
between 1635 and 1637
Oil on canvas
195 x 180 cm
Museo del Prado
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-fall-of-icarus/2823dc25-398a-4d88-a4b2-be314065a62d

 Icarus was the son of Daedalus, and father and son were imprisoned by King Minos following Theseus' killing of the Minotaur.
Daedalus came up with a method of escape for Icarus and himself, and with wings attached, they flew from the island of Crete. Icarus was warned about the dangers of the sun on the wax that held the feathers together, but Icarus flew too close to the sun, resulting in Icarus falling to his death.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus

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