Relief with Apollo and Marsyas

Relief with Apollo and Marsyas
Relief with Apollo and Marsyas (Apollon et Marsyas) Mythological story of the musical competition between the god Apollo and the satyr Marsyas . After picking up the double-piped reed instrument invented by the goddess Athena, the Phrygian satyr Marsyas became so skilled in its playing that he challenged Apollo to a music contest, in which he was beaten and after flayed alive. Pentelic marble. (Hadrian era ?) Musei Capitolini - Museo della Centrale Montemartini 2018
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AKG6152836
ProductionDate
2018-11-12
Credit line
Eric Vandeville / akg-images
Collection
Eric Vandeville
Category
Art
Ancient Civilisations
Culture and Entertainment
Photographer
Eric Vandeville
Technique
Photograph
Time period
Ancient World
Topic
Electric Power Station
Thermal Power Station
Art
Museum
Musician
Music
Mythology
Roman
Lyre
Colour Photograph
Marble (Stone)
Sculpture Collection
Colection of Antiquities
Music Competition
Musician (Male)
Art Collection
Contest
Greco-Roman Art
Greek-Roman Mythology
Flute
Lyre
Contest
Location
Italy
Rome
Latium
Centrale Montemartini
High
3294 × 3893 (36.7 MB) 27.9 cm × 33.0 cm @ 300 dpi
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