Young Marsyas (Marsyas Enchanting the Hares)
Young Marsyas (Marsyas Enchanting the Hares)
Artist
Elihu Vedder
(1836 - 1923)
Date1878
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions37 1/4 x 53 3/4 in. (94.6 x 136.5 cm)
Framed: 43 1/4 in. × 59 in. × 2 3/4 in.
Framed: 43 1/4 in. × 59 in. × 2 3/4 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2013.7
Signedl.l.: Elihu Vedder Rome 1878
Accession number
2013.7
On View
Not on viewLabel TextThe subject for Young Marsyas comes from classical Greek mythology. Marsyas was a satyr, or half-man, half-goat, who challenged the god Apollo to a contest of musical skills. While preparing for the contest, Apollo made the trees and stones come to hear him play his lyre—an instrument similar to a harp. Vedder imagined Marsyas practicing his double flute for the hares.
El tema del Joven Marsias proviene de la mitología clásica griega. Marsias era un sátiro, mitad hombre, mitad macho cabrío, que desafió al dios Apolo en una competencia de habilidades musicales. Mientras se preparaba para la competencia, Apolo hizo que los árboles y las piedras fueran a escucharlo tocar la lira, un instrumento parecido al arpa. Vedder imaginó a Marsias practicando con su flauta doble para las liebres.
Markingsverso, on backing: Young Marsyas [old handwritten label]
