Where to See Daedalus and Icarus: State Hermitage Museum

Charles Le Brun painted the story of Daedalus and Icarus from Greek mythology. Daedalus crafted wings for himself and his son to escape imprisonment. The scene shows the fateful moment before Icarus' flight.

Le Brun was the dominant French painter under Louis XIV. This painting is at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

You can see it at State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Charles Le Brun created it. Daedalus crafted wings for himself and his son to escape imprisonment.

Charles Le Brun created this mythological scene. He was chief painter to Louis XIV You can see it at State Hermitage Museum.

Charles Le Brun was the dominant French painter under Louis XIV and director of the French Academy. He controlled all artistic production at Versailles, establishing the grand manner of French painting.

Le Brun was the dominant French painter under Louis XIV. This painting is at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg.

You can see it at State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Charles Le Brun created it. Daedalus crafted wings for himself and his son to escape imprisonment.

Charles Le Brun created this mythological scene. He was chief painter to Louis XIV You can see it at State Hermitage Museum.

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