The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play

The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play the Tibia or flute.. The satyr Marsyas sitting on a stone teaching the boy Olympus to play the Tibia or flute, the same subject as rendered by the famous Greek artist Polygnotus. Vignette below shows a Roman villa. Copperplate engraved by Tommaso Piroli from his own Antichita di Ercolano (Antiquities of Herculaneum), Rome, 1789

1789 Antichità Antiquities Ercolano Flute Herculaneum Marsyas Olympus Piroli Rendered Satyr Tibia Tommaso Vignette

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