Apollo and Marsyas

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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A student of Burne-Jones, Strudwick frequently depicted musical themes. According to legend, Marsyas challenged Apollo to a music contest – his flute against the god's lyre. The Muses awarded the victory to Apollo, who tied Marsyas to a tree and flayed him alive. Strudwick has depicted the moment of Judgement.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

Apollo and Marsyas

Date

1879

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 106.5 x W 170 cm

Accession number

NMW A 173

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs Ivor Griffiths, 1916

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed and Dated: J.M.S. 1879 Signed and Dated: Verse inscribed on stretcher of Apollo and Marsyas by Strudwick " Oh, ecstasy, Oh happiness of him who once has heard Apollo singing! As he sang, I saw the Nine, with lovely, oitying eyes, Sing "He has conquered". Yet I felt no pang of fear, only deep joy that I have heard such music while I lived, even though it brought torture and death." The "Epic of Hades" by "A New Writer"

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