Marsyas,
Faun holding panpipes leaning on a tree trunk, Italy, late 18th cent., fine sandstone worked in the round, height 95 cm, (MC)
The myth of Marsyas was one of those told by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical competition and lost, whereupon, as a punishment, Apollo flayed him whilst he was alive, and a river sprang from his blood. Originally depicted as a satyr with a double flute, he was later also represented as a faun with goat's legs and panpipes.
Specialist: Christine Masser
Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331
christine.masser@dorotheum.at
25.10.2018 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 4,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 4,000.- to EUR 6,000.-
Marsyas,
Faun holding panpipes leaning on a tree trunk, Italy, late 18th cent., fine sandstone worked in the round, height 95 cm, (MC)
The myth of Marsyas was one of those told by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Marsyas challenged Apollo to a musical competition and lost, whereupon, as a punishment, Apollo flayed him whilst he was alive, and a river sprang from his blood. Originally depicted as a satyr with a double flute, he was later also represented as a faun with goat's legs and panpipes.
Specialist: Christine Masser
Christine Masser
+43-1-515 60-331
christine.masser@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Works of Art - Furniture, Sculptures, Glass and Porcelain |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 25.10.2018 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 13.10. - 25.10.2018 |
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