#apollo and marsyas

[leafymajorarts]

Apollo and Marsyas

[stigmatam4rtyr]

Apollo and Marsyas (1610s, oil on canvas) | Bartolomeo Manfredi

[hades-bat]

Apollo and Marsyas, the first ever splatter movie 🔪🩸

1) Tiziano Vecellio

2) Jusepe de Ribera

3, 4, 5) Luca Giordano

6) Bartolomeo Manfredi

7) Johann Liss

[atna2-34-75]

Jusepe de Ribera, Apollo and Marsyas

Jusepe de Ribera, Drunken Silenus

Luca Giordano, Apollo and Marsyas

Capidimonte, Naples

[muggycuphead]

Phiddie's Drunk FancyJanuary 2024 - Day 21

Day #21 – Ah, I see you’re a man of culture

“We’re artists, man! We gotta connect with our ancestors every so and then too!”

Mona Lisa felt too easy, so I went for a more (influential-wise) humble piece I saw at my art psychology class during a presentation (basically about teams doing art piece analysis, we got Botticelli’s Venus’ Birth in case you wonder)

The one piece I’m referencing here is the painting “Apollo and Marsyas” by the artist Perugino

TL;DR, it’s an ancient myth that tells the story of Marsyas, a satyr who found a aulos (a type of flute), and out of pride more than anything, decided to challenge Apollo to a duel to see who was best, with a court of nymphs(?) taking the role of jury. Apollo, being the god of music himself, obviously won by a landslide and well…to put it simply, Marsyas got his bum handed to ‘em in a pretty gruesome way…ancient mythology was a wild thing back in the day, wow

But yeah of course in this case we gonna, y’know…not add that cuz ho lee loop

As for why there’s no normal color palette, I was in a rush to finish it, so instead I did a mix of lights and darks via a “dichromatic” color scheme, with some color valued layers, blurring and airbrushing, it was fun

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Wanna see the other prompts? Check my teaser here

[my-name-is-apollo]

Guys

Have you seen Apollo with his cool swan-lyre??

Well now you have 🦢

[amiti-art]

The musical contest between Apollo and Marsyas

This one took me really long but I'm so proud of how it turned out.

[diioonysus]

apollo + art

[tragediambulante]

Galleria Farnese (frescoes details), Annibale Carracci, 1597-1607

[hellokittysasuke]

Man look at this statue of Apollo and Marsyas 😭

[hogoflight]

Potentially consider writing that (from that one version) Athena, instead of cursing that one specific flute, cursed every single flute that would ever be made but the curse is just Apollo hates you for playing it now. Euterpe: (epic flute solo) Apollo: Wonderful! Truly, your skill is unparalleled for creating such a beautiful sound on such a DISTASTEFUL and UGLY instrument!

Euterpe: Apollo: Euterpe please why did you pick this weak tube you could have picked any other instrument to master and elevate to divine- Euterpe: dude can you chill literally once. come on man

[hyacinthusmemorial]

Marsyas Verses Apollo

I was researching for my story Forgotten Age yesterday, and I specifically was looking into the story about Marsyas, the satyr who played the pipes and thought he was just as good as the god Apollo. I had a lot of feelings that I needed to unleash before I could go about my day--and I just want to preface that this is an analysis of Lucius Apuleius's Florida and not other sources regarding Marsyas.

Lucius Apuleius recounts that Marsyas played music in the days when "the art was but newly born and only just beginning to grow." He was playing the pipe in early times of civilization, before it was truly developed. He only knew how to play simple songs that were entertaining, but they were great compositions. Lucius Apuleius says aptly that nothing can be perfect in its conception, its new, it has basic elements that need to be developed. High musicians were bound by what they knew, and they knew about as much as shepherd and cowherds. But, Marsyas's father/instructor, Hyagnis, was already developing the art, and he learned how to separate the pipes into two, he learned how to play with two hands, one breath for two pipes.

Marsyas became famous for his pipe-playing Phrygia, which is to say for comparison he was a bango player from Tennessee, pretty skilled at his pipe, but ultimately, he knew how to play a simple tune with energy. The problem is not that Marsyas thought he was good, or even that he wanted to prove he was good. The problem was that he insulted Apollo when he challenged him.

The scene of their competition that Lucius Apuleius describes is so interesting--Marsyas in his boisterousness, Apollo in his cool silence. Marsyas is cocky, loud, speaking of his greatness in comparison to Apollo while Apollo is a god, he is quiet, observant, almost snake-like in his serenity as he watches his prey make his moves. Lucius Apuleius takes great care to illustrate the dichotomy between the two, even down to the physical level.

Marsyas is described as being with "a filthy beard" and "grim and shaggy face of a wild beast." In fact, Marsyas may have been a man, not a satyr, but he looks so much like a beast--they will call him half man and half goat. "His body was covered with hair and bristles." As Lucius Apuleius says, "Twas hideousness contending with beauty, a rude boor against a sage, a beast against a god."

Apollo is described by Marsyas himself:

In the first place...his hair is smoothed and plastered into tufts and curls that fall about his brow and hang before his face. His body is fair from head to foot, his limbs shine bright, his tongue gives oracles, and he is equally eloquent in prose or verse, propose which you will. What of his robes so fine in texture, so soft to the touch, aglow with purple? What of his lyre that flashes gold, gleams white with ivory, and shimmers with rainbow gems? What of his song, so cunning and so sweet? Nay, all these allurements suit with naught save luxury. To virtue they bring shame alone!

Marsyas denounces Apollo for being Apollo: beautiful, wise, calm. Marsyas despises his pretty clothes and his pretty lyre.

Marsyas then makes an exposé of himself to Apollo--he shows off his unkempt body and his unwashed state, and he says he is the model of perfection, not Apollo.

This imagery of a savage man trying to tell god what perfection is and how he might obtain it. The god needs no instruction. Apollo says nothing in this account, the Muses and Minerva (Athena) are amused and laugh at Marsyas--not because he possesses any humor but because it is so outrageous. His insults are comical in their depravity.

They have their contest, Apollo wins, and you can see his quiet rage in how he kills Marsyas. "When this boastful piper had been defeated in the contest and had been skinned as though he were a two-footed bear, they left him with his entrails torn and exposed to the air." They treated Marsyas like he was an animal because he acted like an animal. But, Apollo seems to regret this savage action--"Apollo he was ashamed of so inglorious a victory."

Apollo, it seems, regrets the whole situation because it drove him to the same depths that Marsyas sat in. It seems more of a story about Savagery verses Civilization than a story about Hubris in Lucius Apuleius's work. Yes, Hubris is a theme, but the dichotomy between Apollo and Marsyas cannot be ignored either. It is directly called out, and when Apollo sinks to the same depths as Marsyas, he is ashamed. It's not a glorious victory.

[vizuart]

José de Ribera, Apollo and Marsyas (1637)

[apollosgiftofprophecy]

I Said I Would Wait But I Can't, Soooo

Artemis Angst fic: based on this post by @worlds-oldest-teenager! Missing scene from The Secrets That Bind Us, aka What Was Artemis Doing in The Waiting Room While Hermes and Apollo Had Their Heart-To-Heart? Having a Breakdown That's What :)

Bloody Memories: who remembers my "Hyacinthus is Cabin 7's ghost" post a while back? Well here's the fic!

Branchus fic: fluuuuuffy. seriously. look up Branchus and read the story of him and apollo. it's so darn CUTE.

From Dusk to Dawn: Little more flesh out now this one! Apollo during TTC, from Phoebe getting poisoned to just how he knew Artemis was in danger

Swarms and Swears: Apollo & Athena time, ya'll

Triumvirate V Koios: yes he's back I lied hehe. Who will win: a power triad of god-emperors with lots of political and economic backing or one (1) grandpa who's grandkid they're targeting

A Titan's Demise: do I need to say anything else? HELIOS ANGST

Marsyas fic: hehe... @amiti-art here's your ask :) and I have a little twist prepared here...it'll make sense, trust me.

Leto & Asteria fic: Basically the prequel of the prequels. Leto's pre-curse days, her cursed days, Asteria running for her life, ect. the Delphic Family fic of all time. We have Koios name dropped. We have Phoebe. We have Lelantos. We have Perses. Aura is probably there too. The whole family's here to experience DRAMA

Koios Solo Fic: In mythology, Koios is driven mad and attempts to escape Tartarus - that is this fic :)

So yeah. Pick your fighter. Make propaganda for what you want to win. do whatever - we shall see who will win :)

[atna2-34-75]

Guido Reni

Apollo and Marsyas, 1620

Alte Pinakothek, Munich

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Contest of Apollo and Marsyas

Red-figure column krater, 400BC

Attributed to the Suessula Painter