Laocoön and His Sons, also referenced as the Laocoön Group, is a sculpture that depicts the Trojan priest, Laocoön and his sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents. The sculpture was excavated in Rome, Italy in 1506 and made by artists Agesander, Polydorus, and Athenodorus. Laocoön and His Sons is a visual of what is described in the poem Aeneid by Virgil. The sculpture is made of marble and had a significant impact on the development of Italian Renaissance art and Renaissance sculptors at the time of its discovery. The sculpture Laocoön and His Sons can be viewed at the Vatican Museums in Vatican City.
Laocoön and His Sons has a height of 6’10” (2.08 m), width of 5’ (1.55 m), and depth of 3’ (.91 m).
Laocoön and His Sons, also referenced as the Laocoön Group, is a sculpture that depicts the Trojan priest, Laocoön and his sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents. The sculpture was excavated in Rome, Italy in 1506 and made by artists Agesander, Polydorus, and Athenodorus. Laocoön and His Sons is a visual of what is described in the poem Aeneid by Virgil. The sculpture is made of marble and had a significant impact on the development of Italian Renaissance art and Renaissance sculptors at the time of its discovery. The sculpture Laocoön and His Sons can be viewed at the Vatican Museums in Vatican City.
Laocoön and His Sons has a height of 6’10” (2.08 m), width of 5’ (1.55 m), and depth of 3’ (.91 m).