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An intricately detailed etching viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. Two figures dressed in traditional attire, one standing holding a viola and the other seated playing bagpipes. A tree with full branches on the right, and a path leading to a wooden building in the distance on the left. In the background, a slightly lower horizon. The etching shows fine, meticulous lines to create details and textures, with a monochromatic color palette focusing on black and white contrasts.
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An intricately detailed etching viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. Two figures dressed in traditional attire, one standing holding a viola and the other seated playing bagpipes. A tree with full branches on the right, and a path leading to a wooden building in the distance on the left. In the background, a slightly lower horizon. The etching shows fine, meticulous lines to create details and textures, with a monochromatic color palette focusing on black and white contrasts.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo and Marsyas

Benedetto Montagna

Date
c. 1515/1520
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 16.2 x 11.2 cm (6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1944.8.36
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • engraving
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Apollo
  • Marsyas
Inscription

upper left in plate: BENEDETO / MONTAGNA

NGA object ID 30635. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.