Apollo and Attendants Flaying Marsyas
Designer: Clemente Maioli; Cartoonist: Clemente Maioli; Weaver: Maria Maddalena della Riviera and workshop in the Barberini Manufactory, Rome
From the stroies of Apollo, a set of five illustrating the myths of Apollo, god of the sun and of music; here the satyr Marsyas is being flayed alive; the border, which is treated as though it were a carved picture frame, includes the bee emblem of the Barberini family, in whose palace the tapestry remained until the late 19th century; possibly woven after a design by Nicolas Poussin, or Gaspard Duguet
- Date
- 2nd quarter 17th century
- In our collection
- since August the 10th, 2017 up to now
- Dimensions
- 165 x 187 3/4 in. (419.1 x 476.89 cm)
- Location
- Not on View
- Medium
- Wool, silk; tapestry weave
- Price
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- Composition
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zinc 58% atium 6% copper 3% iron 25% cadmium 4% oxygen 4%