How you can use this image
This image has been made available under a Creative Commons Zero licence (CC0). This means it can be used in any way, for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
Please acknowledge the collection who own the work with a photo credit — this helps spread the word about their resources.
To learn more about image reuse and Creative Commons, please see our image use page.
DownloadNotes
Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.
Originally commissioned by Lord Leighton, this is one of about half a dozen smaller casts.
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Birmingham
Title
Icarus
Date
1884
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 50 x W 24 x D 17 cm
Accession number
1973P32
Acquisition method
purchased, 1973
Work type
Statue
Inscription description
1884
Normally on display at
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands B3 3DH England
This venue is open to the public. Not all artworks are on display. If you want to see a particular artwork, please contact the venue.
View venue
-
Comedy and Tragedy: 'Sic Vita' Pollok House -
Perseus Arming Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum -
Perseus Arming Pollok House -
Athene with Female Figures* Trinity College, University of Cambridge -
Model for Sculpture of a Nude Female Figure Leighton House Museum -
Model for Sculpture of Female Child Leighton House Museum -
Post Equitem Sedet Atra Cura (Behind the Rider Sits Dark Care) Victoria and Albert Museum - 137 more