Apollo flaying Marsyas (copy in reverse after Melchior Meier)

1536 (1581?)

Not on view

Note in graphite on mat: Date 1538 (1536?) probably wrong, as this seems to be copied from Melchior Meier's engraving, 1581.

Artwork Details

Title: Apollo flaying Marsyas (copy in reverse after Melchior Meier)
Artist: Monogrammist MF (active late 16th century)
Artist: After Melchior Meier (German, active Italy, ca. 1572–82)
Date: 1536 (1581?)
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 9 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (23.2 × 31.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.10.79
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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