Treasures of California & Beyond Fine Auction
Sun, Sep 22, 2024 02:00PM EDT
Lot 170
Bronze Sculpture of Laocoon and His Sons, After the Antique
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Bronze Sculpture of Laocoon and His Sons, After the Antique
Depicting Laocoon, a Trojan priest and his sons attacked by sea monsters.
Unsigned
After the original ancient Greek statue excavated n 1506, now in the Vatican Museums.
33in (84cm) h. 26in (66cm) l.
The discovery of the Laocoön made a great impression on Italian Renaissance artists and continued to influence Italian art into the Baroque period. Michelangelo is known to have been particularly impressed by the massive scale of the work and its sensuous Hellenistic aesthetic.
Condition: crack to one arm of son on left.
From the estate of a San Francisco collector
Note: Heavy item. Consider shipping cost when bidding. All sales are final
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