The Fall of Icarus

Icarus is a character in Greek Mythology who fell to his death when the sun melted the wax holding together the wings he was using to fly.

The Fall of Icarus is a common subject in art, and may refer to:
 * A mural by Pablo Picasso (1958) in the UNESCO headquarters, Paris
 * An art installation by Peter Greenaway from 1986, with music by Michael Nyman.
 * Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, a painting originally attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder
 * "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" (poem) by US poet William Carlos Williams