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Sculpture of Laocoön and his sons, Sculptures from antiquity, print, album page, The Laocoön Group. Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., inscription: 'Ende lib. No. 23. fol. 645, 804., Ende lib. No. 21. fol. 20. 21., Ende lib. No. 1. fol. 15.', number: '93', Italy, publisher: Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Rome, publisher: Antonio Salamanca, grantor of privilege: Urban VIII, Vatican City, 1538, 1641, Giovanni Battista de' Rossi, Antonio Salamanca, Urban VIII, printmaker, grantor of privilege, paper, engraving, height 180 mm x width 237 mm, This print is part of a series of at least 19 prints of sculptures from antiquity. This group of statues is located in the Cortile del Belvedere in the Vatican Museums., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Laocoon and his twin sons are strangled by two serpents during the preparations for a sacrifice, A monochrome engraving of a classical sculpture group shows a central bearded male figure with a muscular torso leaning back and raising one arm while a large snake coils around his body; two smaller male figures flank him, each partially entwined by the snake, with one on the left leaning toward the center and the one on the right extending an arm upward; the figures rest on a draped pedestal with visible steps and cloth folds; the background is blank and textured, and there is a block of handwritten-looking script in the lower left corner.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Keywords

Sculpture Laocoön sons Sculptures antiquity print album page Laocoön Group Caption Latin Print part album inscription Ende lib No 23 fol 645 804 21 20 1 15 number 93 Italy publisher Giovanni Battista de Rossi Rome Antonio Salamanca grantor privilege Urban VIII Vatican City 1538 1641 printmaker paper engraving height 180 mm x width 237 mm series 19 prints sculptures group statues located Cortile del Belvedere Vatican Museums piece sculpture reproduction Laocoon twin sons strangled two serpents preparations sacrifice monochrome engraving classical sculpture group central bearded male figure muscular torso leaning back raising arm large snake coils body two smaller male figures flank partially entwined snake left leaning center right extending arm upward figures rest draped pedestal visible steps cloth folds background blank textured block handwritten-looking script lower left corner