Légende
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.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A99_321
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38.5Mo (7.8Mo) / 27.5cm x 35.1cm / 3252 x 4141 (300dpi)