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The flaying of Marsyas

The painting recalls the Greek myth of Apollo and Marsyas having a musical competition. Apollo, the winner, gets to punish Marsyas and the scene represented is the one with the satyr tied on a tree and skinned alive.

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    TIME:

    XVIII cent.

    AUTHOR:

    Michele Rocca

    PROVENANCE:

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URSINO CASTLE CIVIC MUSEUM
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