Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Marsyas / Apollo and Marsyas / The competition / Apollo and Marsyas only
Muses / Individual / Euterpe
Muses / Individual / Thalia
Muses / Individual / Melpomene
Muses / Individual / Polyhymnia
Muses / With other figures / Apollo / Muses accompanying Apollo, who is interacting with other figures

Further details

Handwritten notes on the plate identify the two figures in the top spandrels as Polyhymnia and Euterpe, those beneath the main scene as Thalia and Melpomene

Artist or creator

Ancient Roman

Date

1st century - 2nd century

Location

Vatican City, Grotte Vaticane

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Collection

Hamburg stamp (Bibliothek Warburg)

Rights and Permissions

This material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 3.0 Unported License

Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

Contact

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