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Summary

Object

Laocoön and His Sons

Artist

Athanadoros
Alternative names	Athenodorus of Rhodes
Description	sculptor and architect
Date of birth/death	1^st millennium BC date QS:P,-0500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6	1^st century BC date QS:P,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Rhodes
Authority file	: Q182235 VIAF: 69726398 ISNI: 0000000010551974 ULAN: 500007132 LCCN: n85229141 GND: 118832107 WorldCat

Polydoros
Alternative names	Polydorus Rhodus; Polydorus; Polydoros of Rhodes; Polidoro; Polydoros Rhodus
Description	sculptor
Date of birth/death	2^nd century BC date QS:P,-150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	2^nd century BC date QS:P,-150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Rhodes
Authority file	: Q2102799 VIAF: 18666537 ISNI: 0000000035097878 ULAN: 500031985 LCCN: n85229198 GND: 118832123 WorldCat

Agesander of Rhodes
Description	sculptor
Date of birth/death	1^st century BC date QS:P,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	1^st century BC date QS:P,-050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Location of birth	Rhodes
Authority file	: Q983432 VIAF: 35898854 ISNI: 0000000024778942 ULAN: 500021781 LCCN: n85229191 GND: 118832115 WorldCat

Title

Laocoön and His Sons (Laocoön)

Object type

sculpture / group of sculptures

Genre

nude

Description

Deutsch: Laokoon-Gruppe, Original um 27 n. Chr., Vatikanische Museen.

English: Laocoön and his sons, original c. 27 AD, Vatican Museums.

Español: Laocoonte y sus hijos, original c. 27 d. C., Museos Vaticanos.

Français : Groupe du Laocoon, original v. 27 ap. J.-C., musées du Vatican.

Italiano: Gruppo del Laocoonte, originale c. 27 d.C., Musei Vaticani.

Português: Grupo de Laocoonte, original c. 27 d.C., Museus Vaticanos.

Date

1^st century BC

Ancient Greece (12^th century BC–6^th century) / culture of ancient Rome

Medium

marble

Dimensions

height: 2.4 m (95.2 in)

; width: 160 cm (62.9 in)

Collection

Pio-Clementino museum

	Native name	Museo Pio-Clementino
	Parent institution	Vatican Museums
	Location	Vatican City , Vatican City
	Coordinates	41° 54′ 24.23″ N, 12° 27′ 12.65″ E
	Website	www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/it/collezioni/musei/museo-pio-clementino/Museo-Pio-Clementino.html
	Authority file	: Q1439912 VIAF: 138196834 ISNI: 0000000123241374 ULAN: 500308626 LCCN: n85324445 GND: 1236682-1 WorldCat

Accession number

MV.1059.0.0 (Pio-Clementino museum)

Object location

41° 54′ N, 12° 30′ E

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Place of creation

Italy

Place of discovery

Rome

Object history

discovered (Rome)

References

Authority file

Other versions

3D model
based on: Aeneid

Photograph

Description

English: Laocoön and his sons group

Date

10 February 2024, 07:07:43

Source

Own work

Author

Wilfredor
Alternative names	Wilfredor
Description	programmer
Location of birth	Guatire, Venezuela
Authority file	: Q115464159

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	22:43, 19 February 2024		8,744 × 9,502 (54.57 MB)	Wilfredor	remove hot white pixel
	18:58, 19 February 2024		8,744 × 9,502 (54.05 MB)	Wilfredor	Uploaded own work with UploadWizard

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- الفن فى اليونان القديمه
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- Laokoon və oğulları
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- Древногръцка скулптура
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Laocoön and His Sons

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copyright license

Creative Commons CC0 License

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41°54'15.00001"N, 12°27'16.99999"E

exposure time

0.02 second

f-number

5.6

focal length

70 millimetre

ISO speed

250

media type

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photograph

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Laocoön and His Sons

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