BirdsNo other creatures have fixed themselves so obsessively and ubiquitously in our restless, earth stuck imagination as birds the fixation painted, imprinted, sculpted, filmed in our art. Simon Schama From Icarus to Peter Pan, who hasnt dreamt of flying? Birds are the embodiment of our desires, fears and fantasies. In this publication internationally renowned (art) historian Simon Schama and Mauritshuis director Martine Gosselink explore the fascinating