🐉 Myths & Legends
Apollo Flaying Marsyas
Jusepe de Ribera · 1637
Why it's great
The god Apollo punishes a satyr, Marsyas, who dared to challenge him to a music contest, while others gather round. Jusepe de Ribera painted it in 1637, and the Greek myth is dark and gruesome.
Where to see it
📍 Royal Museums of Fine Arts of BelgiumBrussels-Capital Region, Belgium
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⬇ Hi-res download
1,035 × 810 px · 0.8 megapixels
This is the largest scan on Wikimedia Commons, which is fairly small for a big print. The museum that owns it may offer a larger one.
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Jusepe de Ribera was a Spanish painter, born in 1591, who spent most of his life in Naples. His dramatic pictures of saints, philosophers and beggars use strong light and dark. He died in Naples in 1652.
