Marsyas

The Marsyas was a tributary of the Maeander, and the legend was that the flute upon which Marsyas played in his rash contest with Apollo was carried into the Maeander and, after being thrown on land, dedicated to Apollo, the god of song.

Milton's Comus John Milton 1641

Titian's Flaying of Marsyas, and his other late works, are other examples of Renaissance works left intentionally unpolished, rough, non finito.

James Elkins: Using Google Art To Explore Famous, Unfinished Paintings James Elkins 2011

Sotheby's An Attic red-figured hydria, attributed to the Marsyas Painter

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Punishing the satyr for having the temerity to confront a god, even one who cheated to win, Apollo decreed that Marsyas be flayed from head to toe.

The Lampshade Mark Jacobson 2010

The vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall, the giant, reflecting pod-like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London, are just a few examples of his work that have made a mark on the public's imagination.

Yazmany Arboleda: The Return of the Wizard Yazmany Arboleda 2010

The vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall, the giant, reflecting pod-like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London, are just a few examples of his work that have made a mark on the public's imagination.

Yazmany Arboleda: The Return of the Wizard Yazmany Arboleda 2010

The vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall, the giant, reflecting pod-like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London, are just a few examples of his work that have made a mark on the public's imagination.

Yazmany Arboleda: The Return of the Wizard Yazmany Arboleda 2010

At first Marsyas outplayed Apollo, angering the deity.

The Lampshade Mark Jacobson 2010

The vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall, the giant, reflecting pod-like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London, are just a few examples of his work that have made a mark on the public's imagination.

Yazmany Arboleda: The Return of the Wizard Yazmany Arboleda 2010

The vast, fleshy and trumpet-like Marsyas, which filled the Tate's Turbine Hall, the giant, reflecting pod-like sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago's Millennium Park and his recent record breaking show at the Royal Academy, the most successful exhibition ever presented by a contemporary artist in London, are just a few examples of his work that have made a mark on the public's imagination.

Yazmany Arboleda: The Return of the Wizard Yazmany Arboleda 2010