The silenus Marsyas hanging from a pine tree
Louvre MuseumThe silenus Marsyas hanging from a pine tree
English Translation:
Antiquities/Grace/506-30 BC
Roma (Italy)
2 century AD. JC, from the main figure of a bronze group created in Pergamon (Turkey) around 200 BC. AD?
The Marsyas silenus hanging on a pine, doomed to be flayed,
says "Marsyas tortured"
Marble
The silenus Marsyas, who dared to challenge the god Apollo to a music contest, which he lost, was condemned to be skinned alive. The original statue, now lost, is known thanks to several copies, and was part of a group that included Apollo looking on while a Scythian slave sharpened his knife.
Original Text:
Antiquités/Grace/506-30 av C
Rome (Italie)
2 siècle ap. JC, d'après la figure principale d'un groupe en bronze créé à Pergame (Turquie) vers 200 av. J.-C.?
Le siléne Marsyas suspendu à un pin, condamné à être écorché,
dit « Marsyas supplicié »
Marbre
The silenus Marsyas hanging from a pine tree, condemned to flaying, known as 'Hanging Marsyas
Marble
Achat, 1807 collection Borghese Ma 547
Pour avoir osé défier le dieu Apollon dans un concours musical, le silene Marsyas, vaincu, fut condamné à être écorché vit La statue originale, aujourd'hui perdue mais connue par de nombreuses répliques, prenait place dans un groupe montrant Apollon assistant à la scene tandis qu'un esclave scythe aiguisait son couteau.
Supplementary images:
The silenus Marsyas hanging from a pine tree
Taken on Friday 15th of September 2017
Device: Motorola
Model: XT1585
Genre:
506 - 30 B.C.
Source: Paris, France
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