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Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Mythology -- J-M

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Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove.

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Title
Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove.
Names
Bineteau, P. (Lithographer)
Rey, A. (Engraver)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- J-M

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1844 - 1861
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-J-M
Shelf locator: PC-WON OX MYT J-M
Topics
Columns
Diana (Roman deity)
Artemis (Greek deity)
Apollo (Greek deity)
Flaying
Knives -- To 499
Marsyas (Greek deity)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: "Ephebe" was the Athenian term for a boy who had reached the age of eighteen. For the next two years, he would undergo various sorts of training and tests to prepare him for the rights and duties of full citizenship attained at age twenty. "Bandelettes" are belts or girdles with tie-strings on the ends, often seen in connection with persons making offerings. The "bells" illustrated here look like triangles or wind-chimes.
Content: Marsyas was a minor deity who was a master flute player. He challenged Apollo to a contest of music judged by the Muses. Though Apollo was named the winner, he felt offended at having been challenged and flayed Marsyas, using a knife to cut off his skin all in one piece.
Content: Written below image: "On the Ionic column is an ephebe, perhaps Atys or Adonis, with a branch and a phial. Diana with bow and arrow in an oriental dress wears a Phrygian cap. Two Satyrs and two Nymphs above are interspersed with bandelettes and tintinabula or bells."
Source note: Elite des monuments céramographiques : matériaux pour l''histoire des religions et des moeurs de l''antiquité. (Paris : Leleux, 1844-1861) Lenormant, Charles (1802-1859), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 1 print : b ; 32 x 48 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d877e380-c5be-012f-4cf7-58d385a7bc34
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1844: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1844 - 1861. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-643b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-643b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1844 - 1861). Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-643b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Apollo with a knife is about to flay Marsyas in a laurel grove.