Landscape with the Fall of Icarus

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus Glossary

Brueghel

A reference to Pieter Bruegel the Elder (sometimes spelled Brueghel), a major Dutch artist primarily known for his landscapes and peasant scenes.

Icarus

Reference to the mythic figure of Icarus, son of Daedalus, whose hubris led him to fly too close to the sun (and perish in his fall back to earth) in spite of his father's admonitions.

pageantry

elaborate ceremony; spectacle

plough

turn up the earth, particularly before planting crops

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