Die met Icarus vliegt tot aan de Zonnestralen, / Die stort met hem ter neêr, moet naar den afgrond dalen; / Maar die met Dedalus, in all's behoud de middelmaat, / Vliegt veilig over zee, geniet een gewenschten staat 1816 - 1836
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pen drawing
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pen sketch
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old engraving style
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sketch book
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personal sketchbook
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pen-ink sketch
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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sketchbook art
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doodle art
"Die met Icarus vliegt tot aan de Zonnestralen" (He who flies with Icarus to the sunbeams) is a 19th-century woodcut print by De Vri & Van Stegeren Clement. This print depicts the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus, with Icarus soaring too close to the sun and falling to his demise. The print, framed in a floral border, features a detailed rendering of the city and a sea where Daedalus and Icarus have fallen. This visual narrative, combined with the accompanying Dutch text, provides a cautionary tale about the dangers of ambition and the importance of moderation.
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