Аннотация:The analogical relationship of Michelangelo to Marsyas, which has been typologically linked to Saint Bartholomew, in recent years has been understood in terms of martyrdom. Marsyas is a martyr of art and Bartholomew is a Christian martyr. Placing his art in the service of God, Michelangelo is both. This study seeks to expand the implications of the analogy by turning attention to the two restored classical Marsyas fragments that flanked the entrance into the Medici sculpture garden and by focusing on the symbolic and didactic significance given to them by the first generations of Florentine academicians.
