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Gerard van Opstal: English: Apollo and MarsyasFrançais : Apollon et MarsyasEspañol: Apolo y Marsyas   (  )
Artist	Gerard van Opstal  (1594–1668)      Alternative names Gérard Van Opstal; Gerard van Opstael; Gerard van Obstal; Van-Obstal; Van Obstal; Gérard van Opstal Description Flemish-French sculptor, art dealer, carver and ivory carver Date of birth/death 1594 or 1597 1668 / 1 August 1668  Location of birth/death City of Brussels or Antwerp Paris Work location City of Brussels (1630–1630); Antwerp (1635–1642); Paris (1630–1668)  Authority file : Q673573 VIAF: 7658495 ISNI: 000000011740478X ULAN: 500030105 WGA: o/opstal GND: 123219450 artist QS:P170,Q673573
Title	English: Apollo and Marsyas Français : Apollon et Marsyas Español: Apolo y Marsyas
Description	English: The satyr Marsyas foolishly challenged the Greek god Apollo to a musical competition. If he lost, he would be flayed alive. The jury of gods judged Apollo the winner, and, here, the flaying of Marsyas, bound to a tree stump, has begun. The scene is carved from a single piece of ivory, which has been reduced to paper thinness in places in order to create depth. Van Opstal worked in marble as well as ivory. His delight in dramatic subjects involving muscular strain and tension owed much to his contemporary, the greatest Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. This relief can be compared to Van Opstal's style of around 1640 before he moved to Paris and became an important figure at the French court as a sculptor to King Louis XIV. Français : Le satyre Marsyas a sottement défié le dieu grec Apollon à un concours musical. S'il perd, il sera écorché vif. Le jury des dieux a désigné Apollon comme vainqueur et, dans cette scène, l'écorchement de Marsyas, attaché à une souche d'arbre, a commencé. La scène est sculptée dans une seule pièce d'ivoire, qui a été réduite à la finesse du papier par endroits afin de créer de la profondeur. Van Opstal travaillait aussi bien le marbre que l'ivoire. Son goût pour les sujets dramatiques impliquant des efforts et des tensions musculaires doit beaucoup à son contemporain, le grand peintre flamand Peter Paul Rubens. Ce relief peut être comparé au style de Van Opstal vers 1640 avant qu'il ne s'installe à Paris et ne devienne une figure importante de la cour de France en tant que sculpteur du roi Louis XIV.
Date	circa 1640 date QS:P571,+1640-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 (Baroque era QS:P2348,Q37853 )
Medium	ivory medium QS:P186,Q82001
Dimensions	height: 22.2 cm (8.7 in); width: 14.6 cm (5.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,22.2U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,14.6U174728
Collection	Walters Art Museum    Native name Walters Art Museum Location Baltimore, United States of America Coordinates 39° 17′ 48″ N, 76° 36′ 58″ W   Established 1934  Website thewalters.org Authority file : Q210081 VIAF: 128918374 ISNI: 000000040373611X ULAN: 500279110 LCCN: no00096900 GND: 16029354-6 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number	71.476
Place of creation	Paris, France (?)
Object history	Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown] 1931: bequeathed to Walters Art Museum by Henry Walters
Exhibition history	Rubens and Humanism. Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham. 1978.
Credit line	Acquired by Henry Walters
Source	Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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