The Flaying of Marsyas

Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605)

Title	The Flaying of Marsyas
Artist	Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605)
Date	c. 1570–1605
Medium	Pen and brown ink and brown and red washes, heightened with white paint (or gouache), on paper prepared with red washes
Classification	Drawing
Origin	Netherlands, 16th - 17th century

Themes: Anatomical illustration

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“The Flaying of Marsyas” is a work by Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Netherlandish, active Italy, 1523–1605), dated c. 1570–1605. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brown and red washes, heightened with white paint (or gouache), on paper prepared with red washes and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the anatomical illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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