Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Joos de Momper the Younger. An expansive 17th-century landscape showing a plowman and fisherman in the foreground with the mythological figure of Daedalus flying above and Icarus falling into a distant harbor.

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Joos de Momper the Younger

1607 · Oil Paint, Panel

A masterful Flemish landscape that skillfully weaves the tragic Greek myth of Icarus into a sprawling scene of daily rural life.

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Where it works

A weightier piece with steady character with quiet neutral notes — holds a formal wall with confidence.

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Library · Study · Living Room
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Reads best above substantial furniture or an open wall
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Reads strongest on light or mid-tone walls
Color notes
Soft gray, Charcoal black

About the piece

Painted around 1607 by Joos de Momper the Younger, this panel is a classic of the Flemish landscape tradition. It features a sweeping panoramic view where the everyday labor of a plowman and fisherman contrasts with the distant, almost unnoticed fall of Icarus. The work is celebrated for its deep atmospheric perspective and its rich, earthy palette punctuated by the luminous blue of the sky and sea.

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