The Apollo Belvedere seen from the front and in three quarter view; a boy holding a water vessel; one of the sons of Laocoön battling with a serpent. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after G. Audran.

The family of Laocoön entwined in coils of DNA. Scraperboard drawing by Bill Sanderson, 1990.

Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Photograph, ca. 1870, of a sculpture by Agesander of Rhodes.

Alcoholism as a monstrous boa constrictor which forces a man to drink from a bottle held in its jaws, and crushes him and his wife and children. Colour lithograph by M. Biro, 19--.

Laocoön. Etching by F. Perrier, 1638.

Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Etching by R. Dalton, 174-.

Proportions of the human body: four figures of the Farnese Hercules and the Laocoön group, with proportions marked. Line engraving by W. Grainger, 1788/1795, after G. Audran (?).

Analysis of beauty. Plate I.

The Laocoön sculpture seen from behind. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Laocoön. Etching by Sisto Badalocchio, 1606.

The Laocoön sculpture seen from the front. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

The torso of Laocoon. Crayon manner print by A.F. Girard, 1820, after Eugène Bourgeois after Agesander.

1 print : engraving ; image and border 31.7 x 20.6 cm

1 drawing : pen and ink, with pencil ; image 35 x 21.4 cm

The Laocoön sculpture seen from the left side. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 25.2 x 19 cm

Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Photograph, ca. 1870, of a sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli, ca. 1530, after a sculpture by Agesandro of Rhodes, ca. 50 (?).

1 drawing : pen and ink ; image 21.7 x 18.9 cm

The Laocoön sculpture. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

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Laocoön and His Sons

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Images featuring Laocoön and His Sons

Works from the collections

The Apollo Belvedere seen from the front and in three quarter view; a boy holding a water vessel; one of the sons of Laocoön battling with a serpent. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after G. Audran.

The Laocoön sculpture seen from the left side. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Photograph, ca. 1870, of a sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli, ca. 1530, after a sculpture by Agesandro of Rhodes, ca. 50 (?).

The Laocoön sculpture. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Laocoön. Etching by Sisto Badalocchio, 1606.

Laocoön and His Sons

Images from the collections

Images featuring Laocoön and His Sons

Works from the collections

The Apollo Belvedere seen from the front and in three quarter view; a boy holding a water vessel; one of the sons of Laocoön battling with a serpent. Engraving by A.J. Defehrt after G. Audran.

The Laocoön sculpture seen from the left side. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Laocoön and his sons, attacked by sea snakes. Photograph, ca. 1870, of a sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli, ca. 1530, after a sculpture by Agesandro of Rhodes, ca. 50 (?).

The Laocoön sculpture. Pen and ink drawing after G. Audran.

Laocoön. Etching by Sisto Badalocchio, 1606.

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