Apollo and Marsyas

1536

Master MF, after Melchior Meier

Associated Names
Master MF

Artist, Italian, active 1536

Melchior Meier

Artist After, Swiss, active 1582

The image shows a male figure standing at the center with one hand raised and holding an object, while the other hand holds a large sword-like weapon. He has classical facial features, long hair with a leafy garland, and is almost nude with a drapery hanging from his waist. Various characters and elements of nature surround him, with muscular, armored men on the left and a struggling figure on the right. The background includes trees, a landscape, mountains, and a castle-like structure on the horizon. The scene is detailed with symbolic elements, typical of mythological and allegorical engravings.

Media Options

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 23.1 × 31.3 cm (9 1/8 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1946.21.304


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at upper right on tablet: 1536 / MF; verso: at upper left in graphite in later hand: 253- [circled]; at lower center in graphite in later hand: Apollo & Marsyas / by Anon. 16th Cent. [indecipherable] / Nagler IV. 1802 / C.12385

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

A M

Wikidata ID

Q65081193

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