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Melchior Meier
The Flaying of Marsyas1581

Not on view
Engraving of a nude, wreath-crowned male figure standing at center, surrounded by aged and muscular figures in a wooded setting, with dense cross-hatched shading

Melchior Meier, The Flaying of Marsyas, 1581, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Melchior Meier
Title
The Flaying of Marsyas
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1581
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 3/8 in. (23.5 × 31.43 cm) Image: 9 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (23.18 × 31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.191
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.