Arash Derakhshan
7/22/15
English 12B Unit 17 Essay Rough Draft
Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and Auden’s "Musée des Beaux Arts" both describe a spring’s scene. Serenity, and the calmness of spring, feature in both painting and poem; nature is also a central element. In addition, both depict a spring morning which awaits the “fall of Icarus. Nevertheless, while both may have these elements in common, these similarities appear to serve only as a point of departure for poet and artist as they focus on differing aspects of spring, and a number of contrasts which represent this approach may briefly be referred to. It is peaceful, yet there is the warmth of humanity and a feeling of security and companionship in the painting. There are signs of domestic comfort and basic creature comforts. Moreover at the ridge of the hill a group of …show more content…
In the poem, however, nature is central to an absence of activity: the "innocence" and "leisure" of the spring morning. It may thus be said that while these two differing forms of artistic expression depict a spring's scene, the differing approach of both artist and poet create landscapes which, while sharing certain elements, nevertheless contrast sharply in both mood and atmosphere. The theme of the painting and poem may be that when bad things happen to people, other people are usually looking the other way. "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” and "Musée des Beaux Arts" both have many similarities and dissimalarites involving a spring’s scene. The peacefulness of nature is a shared element in both the painting and the poem Brueghel and Auden both portray a a spring-time atmosphere involving the “fall of Icarus.” However, the poet and artist focus on completely different aspects of the spring morning and the people and animals in the
7/22/15
English 12B Unit 17 Essay Rough Draft
Bruegel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" and Auden’s "Musée des Beaux Arts" both describe a spring’s scene. Serenity, and the calmness of spring, feature in both painting and poem; nature is also a central element. In addition, both depict a spring morning which awaits the “fall of Icarus. Nevertheless, while both may have these elements in common, these similarities appear to serve only as a point of departure for poet and artist as they focus on differing aspects of spring, and a number of contrasts which represent this approach may briefly be referred to. It is peaceful, yet there is the warmth of humanity and a feeling of security and companionship in the painting. There are signs of domestic comfort and basic creature comforts. Moreover at the ridge of the hill a group of …show more content…
In the poem, however, nature is central to an absence of activity: the "innocence" and "leisure" of the spring morning. It may thus be said that while these two differing forms of artistic expression depict a spring's scene, the differing approach of both artist and poet create landscapes which, while sharing certain elements, nevertheless contrast sharply in both mood and atmosphere. The theme of the painting and poem may be that when bad things happen to people, other people are usually looking the other way. "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” and "Musée des Beaux Arts" both have many similarities and dissimalarites involving a spring’s scene. The peacefulness of nature is a shared element in both the painting and the poem Brueghel and Auden both portray a a spring-time atmosphere involving the “fall of Icarus.” However, the poet and artist focus on completely different aspects of the spring morning and the people and animals in the