The Flaying of Marsyas

Paolo Farinati, 1570/1575

This is a drawing of a scene under a tree with figures in various poses. One figure is tied to the tree while another interacts with them, with other figures in the background. · description from the collection

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Artist: Paolo Farinati ¹
Date: 1570/1575 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white on greenish laid paper (originally blue) ¹
Original: 4,813 × 6,840 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

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