Year c. 1570–1576 Artist Titian Period Mannerism | Medium Oil on canvas Created 1570–1576 | |
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Dimensions 212 cm × 207 cm (83 in × 81 in) Location National Museum, Kroměříž Similar Titian artwork, Mannerism artwork | ||
The Punishment of Marsyas (also known as The Flaying of Marsyas) is a painting by the Italian late Renaissance artist Titian, painted around 1570-1576. It is currently housed in National Museum in Kroměříž, in the Czech Republic. It's Titian's last finished work.
Overview
The painting is part of a series of canvases with mythological themes which Titian executed in his late years. It portrays the flaying of Marsyas, a silenus who dared to defy the God Apollo. The choice of such a crude scene was perhaps inspired by the death of Marcantonio Bragadin, a Venetian commander who was flayed by the Ottomans in that period.
Midas, the thoughtful character on the right, is likely the artist's self-portrait.
References
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