Crash and Burn, Part 1

Here are two paintings, both done in the mid 1500s and both with the same title: “Landscape and the Fall of Icarus.” The one by Hans Bol (Flemish) shows Icarus to be the clear focal point of the piece, while the one by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (Dutch) is much more compelling to me because it speaks an entirely different message. You really have to hunt Waldo style to find him in this one, and his untimely end feels rather more inglorious. Raises some fun discussion prospects!