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Busto de Marsias

ca. 1680–85
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 548
Permoser fue el más prominente escultor barroco alemán. De joven viajó a Italia, y probablemente esculpió en Roma este busto de Marsias inspirado en la escultura de Bernini Alma condenada de 1619 (en el Palazzo di Spagna en Roma). Vemos aquí el clímax del horrendo castigo de Marsias: el sátiro que había osado desafiar a Apolo en un certamen musical fue desollado vivo. Los ojos entrecerrados y el cabello flamígero son característicos de la emotividad exacerbada del escultor. Casi nos parece oír el grito ahogado que sale de la boca abierta de Marsias.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Busto de Marsias
  • Artista: Balthasar Permoser, alemán, 1651–1732
  • Fecha: ca. 1680–1685
  • Material: Mármol, sobre una peana de mármol negro con incrustaciones de placas de mármol
  • Dimensiones: a. con peana 68,6 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondo Rogers y Fondo Harris Brisbane Dick, 2002
  • Número de inventario: 2002.468
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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