Artwork
Apollo Flaying Marsyas
Apollo Flaying Marsyas is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
A painting titled Apollo Flaying Marsyas, created around 1750, is held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The work depicts a mythological scene, though the visual details suggest a tender moment between an adult and child rather than the violent myth it references.
Technique & Style
The artist employs chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of depth and focus on the figures' faces and arms.
Context
The painting is a product of the mid-18th century, a period when classical mythology was a common subject in art.
Artist & collection
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The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Venus and Adonis
Mercury Killing Argus
Mercury Killing Argus
Mercury Rescues the Disguised Io after Beheading Argus
Mercury rescues the disguised Io after beheading Argus
Mars and the vestal virgin
Rinaldo's Conquest of the Enchanted Forest
Diana and Her Nymphs Surprised by Satyr
Jove disguised as Diana kisses nymph Callisto