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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Having flown too close to the sun, Icarus plummets from the sky as the wax securing his makeshift wings melts, and the straps unravel. His father Daedelus, who invented the wings, watches in horror as his son begins a deadly fall. Punished for failing to heed his father’s warning and attempting to enter the realm of the gods, Icarus was a moral reminder to Renaissance viewers of human fallibility and the risks of excessive pride.
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo — Cupid Blindfolded, on a Cloud S
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741–1825) — Satan Starts from the Touc
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Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754) — A Flying 
Joseph Heintz the Younger — Jupiter and Ganymede
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo — Sheet of Studies: Five Angels (r
Stefano della Bella — Jupiter, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu
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Massimo Stanzione (Italian, 1585–1656) — Studies of an Archa
Maria Catharina Prestel (German, 1747–1794) — The Triumph of
