Laocoon group, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Samuel J. Beckett, Vatican Museums, c. 1890 - c. 1900, Vatican City, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 202 mm x width 152 mm, sculpture, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice, A grayscale photograph of a sculptural group showing three male figures entwined with sinuous serpents, all positioned on a rectangular pedestal; the central figure is muscular and seated with a turned torso and an anguished facial expression, one arm raised and gripping a serpent while the other arm reaches outward, a draped cloth around the hips; at the left a smaller figure is pressed against the central figure with an arm raised and a hand near the head, legs bent and body entwined by a serpent; at the right another male figure leans back with one arm lifted and fingers splayed, the other arm and legs wrapped by a serpent and a piece of drapery hanging from the shoulder; the serpents coil aro...
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Laocoon group, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Samuel J. Beckett, Vatican Museums, c. 1890 - c. 1900, Vatican City, paper, collotype, photoprint, height 202 mm x width 152 mm, sculpture, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice, A grayscale photograph of a sculptural group showing three male figures entwined with sinuous serpents, all positioned on a rectangular pedestal; the central figure is muscular and seated with a turned torso and an anguished facial expression, one arm raised and gripping a serpent while the other arm reaches outward, a draped cloth around the hips; at the left a smaller figure is pressed against the central figure with an arm raised and a hand near the head, legs bent and body entwined by a serpent; at the right another male figure leans back with one arm lifted and fingers splayed, the other arm and legs wrapped by a serpent and a piece of drapery hanging from the shoulder; the serpents coil around the bodies and across the pedestal, and the background is dark with a lighter border surrounding the image.

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Laocoon group page photomechanical print photographer Samuel J Beckett Vatican Museums c 1890 - c 1900 Vatican City paper collotype photoprint height 202 mm x width 152 mm sculpture Laocoon twin sons strangled two serpents preparations sacrifice grayscale photograph sculptural group showing three male figures entwined sinuous serpents positioned rectangular pedestal central figure muscular seated turned torso anguished facial expression arm raised gripping serpent arm reaches outward draped cloth hips left smaller figure pressed hand near head legs bent body entwined right another male figure leans back arm lifted fingers splayed legs wrapped piece drapery hanging shoulder serpents coil bodies across pedestal background dark lighter border surrounding image

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