Apollo and Marsyas and the Judgment of Midas: at right Midas with the ears of an ass resting his hand against a tree stump, at center Apollo holds a flaying knife, at left the flayed corpse of Marsyas roped to a tree, soldiers and satyrs beyond
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Melchior Meier
Artist bio: German, active Italy, ca. 1572–82
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1581
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. (26 x 34.9 cm)
plate: 9 3/16 x 12 7/16 in. (23.3 x 31.6 cm)
image: 9 x 12 1/4 in. (22.8 x 31.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Corpses|Male Nudes|Apollo|Satyrs|Trees