The Fall of Icarus, by Francesco Allegrini

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The Fall of Icarus. Allegrini, Francesco (Italian, 1587-1663). Oil on canvas laid down on panel, height, canvas, 38.4 cm, width, canvas, 28.4 cm.

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Accession Number: PD.38-1969
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 756 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 769.31kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 13/1

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17th Century ambition ambitious Baroque coast Crete Daedalus falling Fitz_PDP flight flying Francesco Allegrini Francesco da Gubbio hubris Icarus Italian mythological mythology oil on canvas oil on panel painting seascape tumbling winged wings

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