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Black-and-white photo of an oval marble relief showing a woman, a muscular nude man, and a twisting satyr in a dramatic contest scene.

Apollo and Marsyas

A black-and-white photograph of an oval marble relief in a dark carved frame. A seated woman with flowing drapery on the left gazes toward a muscular nude man at center, while a satyr twists in front of him and another figure kneels below.

Artist
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro
Date
c. 1720
Medium
Marble
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1730).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

Español: Apolo y Marsias, relieve de mármol de Domenico Antonio Vaccaro

Fotografía en blanco y negro de un relieve ovalado de mármol dentro de un marco oscuro y tallado. Una mujer sentada, con amplio drapeado, mira hacia un hombre desnudo y musculoso en el centro, mientras un sátiro se retuerce frente a él y otra figura se arrodilla abajo.

Português: Apolo e Marsias, relevo de mármore de Domenico Antonio Vaccaro

Fotografia em preto e branco de um relevo oval de mármore em moldura escura e entalhada. Uma mulher sentada, com drapejado fluido, olha para um homem nu e musculoso ao centro, enquanto um sátiro se contorce diante dele e outra figura se ajoelha abaixo.

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