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Apollo and Marsyas
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Apollo and Marsyas

Giulio Sanuto · 1562 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Various scenes from the story of Apollo and Marsyas. Right, Apollo and Marsyas holding a music contest with Pallas Athena and King Midas as jury. In the center, Apollo flaying Marsyas. In the background a group of Muses. Left, the barber of King Midas screaming into a hole in the ground. In the background Apollo giving King Midas his donkey ears in the presence of Athena.

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Credit lineApollo en Marsyas. 1562. Giulio Sanuto. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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