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History – World – The Laocoon Sculpture – C. 38 BC
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The Laocoon Sculpture. Laocoon, according to Greek legend, was a priest who tried to warn the Trojans of a Greek wooden horse. An angry Apollo who heard what was told got annoyed and destroyed him and his two sons with serpents. This legend was a popular one in ancient times and in 38 BC Agesander, a Rhodian sculptor produced a wonderful group showing the three victims that is Laocoon and his two sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus in agony as the giant sea serpents tightened about them at the altar.
This sculpture is also known as the Laocoon group. It has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since it was excavated in Rome in 1506. It is placed on public display in the Vatican where it remains till date. The media used is white marble and the sculpture made of marble stone. The architects of the sculpture are Agesander of Rhodes, Polydorus of Rhodes and Athenodorus of Rhodes. This monumental statue is on display at the Museo Pio Clementino in the Vatican Museums, Rome.
It was found on the Esquiline Hill in Rome and was identified as the Laocoon. Later on 13 January 1506 when Michelangelo and his friend were called by the Pope Julius II it was identified as the Laocoon. Its height is 230 centimeters, width is 123 centimeters and the length is 130 centimeters. Michelangelo and numerous other famous artists of those times were greatly influenced by the Laocoon sculpture.
So this was the price as per the legend the priest of Apollo, Laocoon of troy and his two sons had to pay for warning the Trojans of the Trojan Horse. This is clearly represented in the Greco-Roman antiquity the Laocoon sculpture. One of the finest example of Hellenistic Baroque.
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