Apollo and Marsyas

1581

Melchior Meier

Associated Names
Melchior Meier

Artist, Swiss, active 1582

This is a drawing of several figures in a mythological or historical scene. The central figure is a muscular, nude male with a cloak over one shoulder, holding a knife and a draped skin. Other figures surround him, some in distressed poses. One figure hangs upside-down from a tree. The characters are dressed in armor and classical attire, showing a historical or mythological context. The drawing features intricate line work, highlighting textures of skin, fabric, and foliage, with a landscape in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.8 x 31 cm (9 x 12 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.1 x 31.2 cm (9 1/8 x 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.93.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 7, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunstantiquariat Stephan List, Munich); purchased 2006 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

2006

  • Kunstantiquariat Stephan List. Ausgewählte Druckgraphik des 16. bis 19. Jahrhunderts. Munich, 2006: no. 18.

Inscriptions

upper left in tablet: FRANC. MED. / MA. ETRUR / D II P B M / DD. 81 / MM

Wikidata ID

Q76348719

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