Statue of the satyr Marsyas tied to a tree and flayed alive

Statue of the satyr Marsyas tied to a tree and flayed alive after a music battle with Apollo. Roman copy from a Greek original of the 4th century BC, now in the Capitoline Museums. Marsyae statua vetus marmorea. Copperplate engraving by Giovanni Battista Cannetti from Copperplates of the most beautiful ancient statues of Rome, Calcografia di piu belle statue antiche a Roma, engraved by Cannetti all'Arco della Ciambella, published by Gaetano Quojani, Rome, 1779

18th Century 4th Century Bc Allarco Della Ciambella Flayed Gaetano Quojani Giovanni Battista Cannetti Grand Tour Il Cannetti Marsyas Roman Souvenir Stamperia

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