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Roman corner of a sarcophagus showing the satyr Marsyas hanging from a pine tree, about to be flayed alive as punishment for losing a musical contest to Apollo
210 - 230 CE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 15.170
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Roman corner of a sarcophagus showing the satyr Marsyas hanging from a pine tree, about to be flayed alive as punishment for losing a musical contest to Apollo
210 - 230 CE
Metropolitan Museum of Art 15.170
POV: you just lost a bet to Apollo for saying you are better than him in music
Title: Young Marsyas (Marsyas Enchanting the Hares) Artist: Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Date: 1878 Genre: mythological painting Movement: Symbolism Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: 94.5 cm (37.2 in) high x 136.5 cm (53.7 in) wide Location: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, United States
Apollo and the muses are secretly running some deadly ancient greek version of american idle and noone can convince me otherwise. How does this just happen on the regular???
Like Arachne was kinda stupid to have a weave off with Athena but at least noone after her tried that again??
Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923) Marsyas Enchanting the Hares, 1878 In Greek mythology, the satyr Marsyas is a central figure in two stories involving music: in one, he picked up the double oboe that had been abandoned by Athena and played it; in the other, he challenged Apollo to a contest of music and lost his hide and life.
One thing that I find hilarious about TOA is that Apollo says he made up the flaying Marsayus thing. And then spread the rumour everywhere.
So I headcanon Marsyas' attitude pissed him off so much that after they had the music contest and Apollo won, he kidnapped Marsyas and threatened him into never showing his face again. Then I imagine he pettily painted graphic vent art of Marsyas getting flayed on all sorts of pots, pans and walls and spread the rumour everywhere. Probably commissioned other artists too. Lmao.
Bartolomeo Manfredi, Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1616-1620
Apollo and Marsyas
Artist: Hans Thoma (German, 1839–1924)
Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on panel
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States