Armed Three-Master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky

Frans Huys after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a large sailing ship at sea, with the horizon placed low in the background. A smaller sailboat is visible on the right side of the horizon. The intricate engraving technique uses fine lines to depict the ship, sea, and sky in monochromatic shades of brown or sepia. The sea appears rough, with a sea creature on the right side, while the sky features a sun, mythological figures, and birds near a rocky shoreline.