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Pen and brown ink drawing of tangled muscular nude figures, one hanging upside down at the bottom, on pale paper.

Apollo Flaying Marsyas

Pen and brown ink drawing of three muscular nude figures in a tangled, dynamic pose: one figure grips another from behind while a third, upside down, sprawls at the lower edge. A taut vertical line and drapery edge frame the scene on pale laid paper.

Artist
Luca Cambiaso
Date
c. 1545
Medium
Pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove card
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2791 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1550).
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, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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