Proportions
The fall of Icarus
Navicella che sì altera
| Catalogue ID | 1.29 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Domenico Jacovacci (1604-1661); Master of the Roman Songbook (1650-1660) |
| Object type | drawing |
| Date | 1652 |
| Place | Rome |
| Collection | Biblioteca Casanatense (Rome) |
| Inv. no. | I-Rc Ms2478.23 |
| Tech. / support | brown ink, graphite, paper, pen |
| Measures | 60 × 80 mm |
| Subject | 25I12 — prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city 46C24 — sailing-ship, sailing-boat 47I21 — cattle 95A(ICARUS)68 — death i.e. the fall of Icarus (Daedalus present) |
The Fall of Icarus. In the sky above a bustling port city, Icarus plunges toward the water, his wings coming undone. Daedalus flies ahead, helpless.
- Cantata
- Navicella che sì altera
- Composer
- Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674)
- Manuscript
- Casanatense cantata album — I-Rc Ms2478
- CLORI
- https://cantataitaliana.it/scheda/798
Bianco, Anna. Images for the Music: Drawings and secular cantatas. Ph.D. dissertation, Leiden University, 2025
Bianco, Anna. “The Master of the Roman Songbook.” Going South: Artistic Exchange between the Netherlands and Italy in the 17th Century, vol. IX, RKD & NIKI, 2023. (nr. 23)
Biblioteca Casanatense — nowadays current
