Laocoon and his sons

Published/Created:

Italy, Rome, Palace of Titus
ca. 10-25 CE

Notes:

Excavated in Rome 1506 in the presence of Michelangelo. A Hellenistic style sculpture executed for Roman patrons by Greek (Rhodian) sculptors, Athanadoros, Polydoros and Agesandros [Hagesandros] of Rhodes. Cited by Pliny the Elder as seen

Variant Titles:

Laocoon group

Associated Names:

Agesandros of Rhodes, fl. ca. 10-20 [Contributor]
Polydoros of Rhodes, fl. ca. 10-20 CE [Contributor]

Topics:

Sculpture -- Roman -- 1st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Hellenistic

Culture:

Greek

Accession Number:

241336

Genre:

sculpture: statues (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

B: Settis; Laocoonte, 1999.

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Vatican City: Musei Vaticani

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 20739

OID:

319179

PID:

digcoll:2224688