G4827: Flaying of Marsyas

Identification and Creation

Object Number

G4827

People

Master MF 1536, Italian (16th century)
After or also known as Melchior Meier, German (actual dates unknown; active c. 1572-1582)
After ? Francesco Salviati, Italian (Florence, Italy 1510 - 1563 Rome, Italy)

Title

Flaying of Marsyas

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

dated 1536, but probably early 1580s

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/278601

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

plate: 22.4 x 30.9 cm (8 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
sheet: 23 x 31.3 cm (9 1/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: MF 1536

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Nagler Mono., IV, p. 562, no.1802; Meier Hollste

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund

Object Number

G4827

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Patricia Emison, The Simple Art: Printed Images in an Age of Magnificence, exh. cat., The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire (Durham, New Hampshire, 2006), pp. 56-57, cat. no. 31, repr.

Exhibition History

• The Simple Art: Printed Images in an Age of Magnificence, The Art Gallery, University of New Hampshire, Durham, 09/06/2006 - 10/18/2006; Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene, 11/09/2006 - 12/10/2006

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