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Title
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Apolo, despues de haber vencido a Marsias en un desafio, le hace desollar vivo
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Description
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This engraving depicts the god Apollo skinning the satyr Marsyas alive. After entering a flute playing contest with Apollo, Marsyas was defeated by the God and as punishment for challenging him, Apollo skinned him alive. Apollo is depicted standing on the right side of the image with a musical instrument resting in his arm as he watches Marsyas scream for his life. There are two people tying Marsyas to a tree so that he cannot get away.
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Image Creator
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D. José Assensio (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:24986
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Source Name
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Metamorfoseos o Transformaciones de Ovidio, Traducidos al Castellano con Algunas Notas Para su Inteligencia, Por Don Francisco Crivell [Metamorphoses or Transformations of Ovid, Translated into Castilian with Notes for your Intelligence, By Don Francisco Crivell]
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Image
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mta_24986_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Marsyas
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Apollo
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Torture
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Hubris
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Mythology
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Gods