It is held in the Hermitage Museum .
Flaying of Marsyas is a 1531 painting by the Florentine artist Bronzino , depicting the flaying ( skinning alive ) of Marsyas by Apollo after the satyr rashly challenged the Greek god to a musical contest .
Flaying is held in the Hermitage Museum .
Flaying of Marsyas is a 1531 painting by the Florentine artist Bronzino , depicting the flaying ( skinning alive ) of Marsyas by Apollo after the satyr rashly challenged the Greek god to a musical contest .