The Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, interpreted by Auden, is an artwork by the Flemish artist, Pieter Bruegel.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse
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The Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, interpreted by Auden, is an artwork by the Flemish artist, Pieter Bruegel.
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"The Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" is indeed a painting by the Flemish artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. This artwork depicts the mythological scene of Icarus falling into the sea after flying too close to the sun, a story famously interpreted by W.H. Auden in his poem titled "Musée des Beaux Arts." In this poem, Auden reflects on human indifference to suffering, illustrated by the way Icarus's fall is treated as an inconsequential event in the bustling landscape of daily life portrayed in Bruegel's painting. Therefore, the interpretation connects both the artwork and Auden's literary work.
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