Il tema della caduta di Icaro è qui trattato con estrema originalità, in un angolo del dipinto. I due personaggi principali sono un contadino ed un pastore, noncuranti, immersi nelle proprie attività. Nel cespuglio a sinistra il teschio di un uomo morto, allusione al proverbio fiammingo “nessun aratro si ferma perché muore un uomo”. Questo sembra il tema stesso del dipinto: per quanto si stia verificando un evento eccezionale, le fatiche degli uomini comuni proseguono senza stravolgimenti.
Data: 1558 Stile: Dimensioni: 73,5×112 cm
Posizione: Museo reale delle belle arti del Belgio, Bruxelles
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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