After flying to close to the sun, Icarus plunges to his death as his wings melt and break apart.

Close up of Icarus' chest and the hand of a waiting Eumenide

Detail of the head and neck of Icarus

Close-up of brushwork of the face of Icarus

Icarus holding a single feather is symbolic of the futility of his plight to save himself

Detail of Icarus' wing, stomach and thigh

Detail of Icarus' flailing legs and lost feathers

It was the gull which lured Icarus to forbidden heights

Detail of the right foot of Icarus

Close-up of Icarus' left foot

Two Eumenides hidden behind a detached wing preparing to depart with Icarus's shade

Detail of upper right corder of corner contains the hand of Icarus' father and two Eumenides

Icarus' father, Daedalus' futile attempt to grasp his doomed son

A Eumenide (Erinyes) offers up one of Icarus' feathers to the god Zeus

Close-up of Eumenide's portrait

An Eumenide's arm is outstretched to offer Zeus a feather in offering. Zeus appears as an eagle.

Detail of Eumenide's hand releasing the feather for the eagle (Zeus) to grasp

Zeus appearing in the form of an eagle to intercept the feather offering from a Eumenide, releasing the shade of Icarus to the Eumenides

Detail of Eagle (Zeus)

Size/Scale of painting in natural environment