| Icarus | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2012 | |
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| Artist | Michael Ayrton |
| Year | 1973 |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Subject | Icarus |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| 51°30′45″N0°05′50″W / 51.512594°N 0.097294°W | |
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In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful architect and craftsman, seen as a symbol of wisdom, knowledge and power. He is the father of Icarus, the uncle of Perdix, and possibly also the father of Iapyx. Among his most famous creations are the wooden cow for Pasiphaë, the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete which imprisoned the Minotaur, and wings that he and his son Icarus used to attempt to escape Crete. It was during this escape that Icarus did not heed his father's warnings and flew too close to the sun; the wax holding his wings together melted and Icarus fell to his death.
Icarus is a character in Greek mythology.
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Events from the year 1973 in art.
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The Fall of Icarus is a 1958 mural by Pablo Picasso. Made of 40 painted mahogany tiles covering 90m2, it is the artist's largest work. It was commissioned by UNESCO for the organisation's main foyer in Paris and was unveiled on 29 March 1958.
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