“That is the Laocoön,” Sangallo gasped, “which Pliny mentions.” When the six-foot-tall marble statue was pulled out of the ground, it was indeed impressive—towering, largely ...

"Laocoön," a 2,000-year-old masterpiece unearthed in 16th-century Rome, was so realistic that the famed Renaissance artist was suspected of forging it. Laocoön And His Sons“Laocoön And His ...

When they began winding a giant flabby pink tube around themselves it became clear that they were doing something like a rough, living-sculpture approximation of the Laocoön. I have a pet peeve ...

Weighty addition: The true-to-original, approx. 260 kg cast of Laocoön and His Sons, pictured after its arrival at Goethe University’s Sculpture Hall. Pictured here are artist Hans Effenberger ...

Goethe University’s Sculpture Hall has received a prominent addition: a true-to-original copy of the monumental statue of Laocoön and his sons recently became part of the Collection of ...

47.9 x 26.7 cm. (18.9 x 10.5 in.) Subscribe now to view details for this work, and gain access to over 18 million auction results. Purchase One-Day Pass ...

Climate activists glued themselves to the base of the ancient Roman sculpture “Laocoön and His Sons,” housed at the Vatican Museums (courtesy Ultima Generazione via Twitter) This morning ...

The most recent case was last Thursday, when three Italian activists from the group Last Generation glued their hands to the base of Laocoön and His Sons, an ancient sculpture in the Vatican Museum.

Viero and Goffi superglued their hands to the marble base holding Laocoön and His Sons, an ancient marble sculpture on display in the Vatican Museums, on the morning of Aug. 18, 2022. Laocoön ...