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Black-and-white photo of an oval marble relief showing a woman, a muscular nude man, and a twisting satyr in a dramatic contest scene.

Apollo and Marsyas, marble relief by Domenico Antonio Vaccaro

A black-and-white photograph of an oval marble relief in a dark carved frame. A seated woman with flowing drapery on the left gazes toward a muscular nude man at center, while a satyr twists in front of him and another figure kneels below.

Artist
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro
Date
c. 1720
Medium
Marble
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1730).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Chauncey McCormick and Mrs. Richard Ely Danielson

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