The Myth of Marsyas in the Roman Visual Arts: An Iconographic Study (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780860544470)

The Phrygian flute-player Marsyas, characterised in Greek and Roman art as a satyr or silenos, was one of the protagonists in a popular mythological tradition which featured him, Athena and Apolloin the discovery, rejection and defeat of the flutes. Rawson here presents a detailed examination of the Roman iconography of Marsyas compositions, and a definitive catalogue of representations of the myth in Roman art.

Author: Piers B. Rawson
ISBN-10: 0860544478
ISBN-13: 9780860544470
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford Ltd
Language: English
Published: 12/31/1987
Pages: 268
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.92lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.73d