Marsyas tied to a tree to be flayed alive

Marsyas, with pointed ears and horns, is tied to a tree to be flayed alive. In Greek myth, the satyr Marsyas challenged Apollo to a music contest and was skinned alive for losing. From a sculpture in the Galleria Giustiniana. Marsiyas. Copperplate engraving by Richard Collin after an illustration by Joachim von Sandrart from his L'Academia Todesca, della Architectura, Scultura and Pittura, oder Teutsche Academie, der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahlerey-Kunste, German Academy of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting, Jacob von Sandrart, Nuremberg, 1675

17th Century Della Architectura Flayed Galleria Giustiniana German Academy Of Architecture Greek Myth Horns Jacob Von Sandrart Joachim Von Sandrart Lacademia Todesca Loser Marsyas Oder Teutsche Academie Richard Collin Satyr Sculpture And Painting Scultura And Pittura

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