Apollo and Marsyas

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"Apollo and Marsyas" is a dramatic Baroque painting by Jusepe de Ribera depicting the mythological punishment of the satyr Marsyas by the god Apollo.

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Apollo and Marsyas canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
painting
artForm easel painting
artHistoricalSchool Neapolitan school NERFINISHED
artisticFocus anatomical detail
dramatic lighting
artStyle dramatic chiaroscuro
tenebrism
colorPalette dark and earthy tones
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Jusepe de Ribera NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Spanish
culturalContext Catholic Counter-Reformation art
depicts Apollo NERFINISHED
Marsyas NERFINISHED
instrument of flaying
mythological punishment of Marsyas
nude male figure
torture
violence
depictsCharacterType satyr
depictsDeity Apollo NERFINISHED
emotionalTone intense
tragic
genre history painting
mythological painting
hasMaterial canvas
hasMedium oil paint
hasPerspective close-up composition
influencedBy Caravaggism NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle Italian
mainSubject Greek mythology
contest between Apollo and Marsyas
flaying of Marsyas NERFINISHED
movement Baroque
mythologicalSource Greek myth of Marsyas
Ovid's Metamorphoses NERFINISHED
notableFor emphasis on physical suffering
graphic realism
period 17th century
portraysMoment flaying of Marsyas by Apollo
theme divine justice
hubris and punishment
martyr-like figure of Marsyas
suffering
titleInItalian Apollo e Marsia NERFINISHED

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Ribera notableWork Apollo and Marsyas
Jusepe de Ribera notableWork Apollo and Marsyas