The image shows two figures in an outdoor setting. The first figure is standing and leaning slightly forward, gripping the arm of the second figure, who is seated against a tree with their arms bound above their head. The standing figure has short, curly hair and defined facial features, wearing a draped garment and sandals. The second figure is mostly nude, with wavy hair and a beard, bound to a tree. A stringed musical instrument, resembling a viola, is at the feet of the seated figure. The background features trees, hilly formations, and structures in the distance, all in muted, sepia tones.
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The image shows two figures in an outdoor setting. The first figure is standing and leaning slightly forward, gripping the arm of the second figure, who is seated against a tree with their arms bound above their head. The standing figure has short, curly hair and defined facial features, wearing a draped garment and sandals. The second figure is mostly nude, with wavy hair and a beard, bound to a tree. A stringed musical instrument, resembling a viola, is at the feet of the seated figure. The background features trees, hilly formations, and structures in the distance, all in muted, sepia tones.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apollo and Marsyas

Attributed to Veronese

Date
c. 1600
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on blue laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 29.5 x 43 cm (11 5/8 x 16 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1973.48.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Venetian
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Renaissance
  • Apollo
  • Marsyas
Provenance

Prince W. Argoutinsky-Dolgoronkoff, St. Petersburg and Paris (Lugt 2602d) (sale, Sotheby's, London, 4 July 1923, no. 24, as Veronese); Maurice de Marignane (Lugt 1872); his son, Hubert de Marignane; (William H. Schab Gallery, New York); NGA purchase in 1973.

Inscription

in later hand, lower left: Paolo

NGA object ID 54011. 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.