Apollo and Attendants Flaying Marsyas, 3rd quarter 17th century, Clemente Maioli; Cartoonist: Clemente Maioli; Weaver: Maria Maddalena della Riviera and workshop in the Barberini Manufactory, Rome, Italian, 1625 - 1671, 165 x 187 3/4 in. (419.1 x 476.89 cm), Wool, silk; tapestry weave, Italy, 17th century, The satyr Marsyas, a goatlike woodland god, has been tied to a tree and is about to be skinned alive. His crime is pride. In this ancient myth, Marsyas challenges Apollo, god of music and famed for his skill with the lyre (a small harp), to a musical contest after finding a musical pipe. Apollo wins and names Marsyas punishment.

Apollo and Attendants Flaying Marsyas, 3rd quarter 17th century, Clemente Maioli; Cartoonist: Clemente Maioli; Weaver: Maria Maddalena della Riviera and workshop in the Barberini Manufactory, Rome, Italian, 1625 - 1671, 165 x 187 3/4 in. (419.1 x 476.89 cm), Wool, silk; tapestry weave, Italy, 17th century, The satyr Marsyas, a goatlike woodland god, has been tied to a tree and is about to be skinned alive. His crime is pride. In this ancient myth, Marsyas challenges Apollo, god of music and famed for his skill with the lyre (a small harp), to a musical contest after finding a musical pipe. Apollo wins and names Marsyas punishment.

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