Stock Photo: Laocoon and His Sons

Laocoon

Image Details

Photo ID
3505
Title
Laocoon and His Sons
Caption
Sculpture of Laocoön and his two sons caught in the coils of serpents (c.50 BC), Pio-Clementine Museum, Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani). According to Virgil's Aeneid, Laocoön was a Trojan priest of Apollo who warned against admitting the Greeks' wooden horse into Troy. This angered Apollo, who sent serpents to kill him and his young sons. Described with admiration by Pliny, this magnificent work of Hellenistic art was discovered on the Esquiline Hill in 1506 and purchased by Pope Julius II. Its original arm was missing until, remarkably, an archaeologist discovered it in an antique shop in Rome in 1905.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
July 19, 2006
Date Added
December 30, 2009
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
41.9054910° N, 12.4546020° E
Camera
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Focal Length
17 mm
ISO
200
File Size
4.08 MB
Full Resolution
3200 x 2134 pixels

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