افسانهٔ مارسیا در هنرهای تجسمی روم: مطالعه‌ای آیکونوگرافیک

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. The book comprises a catalogue raisonnée of appearances of the Myth of Marsyas in the Roman visual arts (with bibliographic references), with an appendix of appearances of the myth in Greek art. An extended iconographic study examines the transmission of Greek models into Roman painting, sculpture, mosaic and decorative arts; a parallel study of classical literary references reviews changing perceptions of the myth through time, relating these to the developing representation of different episodes of the story in classical art. The book is extensively illustrated by photographs and line drawings. The pivotal episode involves a musical contest between the satyr Marsyas, playing the double flutes, and the god Apollo playing the cithara or lyre - needless to say, the god won... Variously signifying the triumph of classical civilization over eastern barbarism or the transcendence of the soul, liberated from the earthly body (Marsyas' punishment was to be flayed), hence the myth's appearance in Roman funerary art, episodes of the story were also popular in decorative contexts, most likely reflecting cultural aspirations of artists/patrons/consumers, in reference to several famous classical artworks featuring the story, now lost; or alternatively, knowledge of Marsyas' mythical role as a follower of Cybele and minor river deity in Asia Minor: Ovid linked these separate strands in the *Metamorphoses* by having the executed satyr's flowing blood transformed into the source of the eponymous River Marsyas. This summary contributed by the author Dr Piers Rawson, photographer and writer, whose CV may be found at [Scenae][1] [1]: http://www.scenae.co.uk Cover Page Copyright Page Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: LITERATURE, TRADITION AND THE EVOLUTION OF MARSYAS-ICONOGRAPHY Chapter 2: ATHENA AND MARSYAS Chapter 3: THE CONTEST WITH APOLLO Chapter 4: MARSYAS BOUND Chapter 5: MARSYAS HANGING Chapter 6: MARSYAS AND OLYMPOS Chapter 7: CYCLES AND CONTEXT LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS NOTES PART TWO: (Catalogue, Appendices and Illustrations) The Catalogue: Guide to Use Athena Athena and Marsyas: Coin Transitional: Marsyas pleading and led to execution: Mosaics Marsyas Hanging: Ceramic Relief Marsyas and Olympos: Paintings. Marsyas as a decorative Adjunct to the Apollo Citharoedus Lost: Details unknown Addenda: The Contest - Sculptural Relief Cyclic Works: Paintings APPENDIX A: Greek and Pre-Roman Italian Marsyas works The Contest The Contest: Marsyas Defeated Marsyas Bound: i. Appealing for Mercy Marsyas Bound ii Marsyas Hanging Cyclic Works. Marsyas: The Dramatic Context. Two Figures from a presumed Hellenistic Statue-Group. APPENDIX B: The Marsyas Statue in the Roman Forum. APPENDIX C: Dubious Interpretations, Fakes, etc. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ILLUSTRATIONS