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Phaëton falls headlong from the sky among white horses in red harness, surrounded by clouds and rays of light.

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The Fall of Phaëton

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James Ward

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The Fall of Phaëton, James Ward (1769), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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The painting shows the mythological figure Phaëton tumbling headlong from the sky, his body twisted amid a cluster of white horses still bound in red harness. Radiant beams of light and billowing clouds surround the falling charioteer, while a band of blue sea appears below.

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Date
1769
Medium
Print
Museum
Wikimedia Commons
License
Public domain