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Laocoon and His Sons — still image

Ancient · № 008

Laocoon and His Sons

Agesander of Rhodes, Athanadoros and Polydoros · c. 40-20 BCE

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Laocoon and His Sons

Maker
Agesander of Rhodes, Athanadoros and Polydoros
Date
c. 40-20 BCE
Place
Mediterranean
Material
Marble
Dimensions
H 242 cm × W 162.5 cm × D 103 cm
Current collection
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Source: SMK Open ↗

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Laocoön and his sons are arranged on a rising diagonal, with the serpents linking all three bodies. Viewing from the side or back helps trace how each coil connects the group.
Wall text from Bodies in Motion

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Maker
Agesander of Rhodes, Athanadoros and Polydoros
Date
c. 40-20 BCE
Place
Mediterranean
Material
Marble
Dimensions
H 242 cm × W 162.5 cm × D 103 cm
Current collection
Vatican Museums, Vatican City
Source
SMK Open ↗
Rights
Public Domain Mark 1.0

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01Bodies in MotionView exhibition ↗