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No one knows how long his or her legacy will last. Artists, for example, might be popular for a while, but will their work remain shielded by museum security guards for hundreds of years? Perhaps they aren’t quiet so fortunate and see it bartered over at Saturday flea markets. Like all aspiring artists, Peter Bruegel had a passion for creating art. His work was well accepted, and he received several commissions throughout his short lifetime. While he toiled away at mixing pigments and drawing sketches, Bruegel must have wondered about the magnitude of his footprint on this world. Did he dream of being respected as a renowned artist over 400 years later? Maybe he was content creating his art whether it was appreciated or not. Either way, I’m glad he took the risk of rejection to produce some of the finest art this world has ever contrived. Bruegel’s “The Landscape of the Fall of Icarus” is precisely the kind of painting that one becomes famous for. Bruegel skillfully intertwines the pictorial and visual elements so that they combine together to lend a deeper meaning to the painting. The ocean scene at first glance seems to be ordinary, simple, and everyday. Peaking up over the horizon is the sunshine, casti