Introduction: "[Brugel the Elder] developed an original style that uniformly holds narrative, or story-telling, meaning. In subject matter he ranged widely, from conventional Biblical scenes and parables of Christ to such mythological portrayals as Landscape with the Fall of Icarus; religious allegories in the style of Hieronymus Bosch; and social satires. But it was in nature that he found his greatest inspiration. His mountain landscapes have few parallels in European art. Popular in his own day, his works have remained consistently popular. Bruegel died in Brussels between Sept. 5 and 9, 1569."

Analysis
"Breugel depicts the three witnesses to the flight, and the soft, calm Southern waters may well be inspired by Ovid's description of the Aegean Sea into which Icarus fell.  But he deviates from Ovid's text by showing his ploughman apparently oblivious to Icarus's fate." (40)
Walter S. Gibson.  Bruegel.  London: Thames and Hudson, 1977.

What do you think about the position of the sun?  And the absence of Daedelus?