"Laocoan"

"Laocoan" , actually spelt "Laocoon" was a Trojan priest of Apollo. He heard of the plan of the Trojan horse and ended up warning his people of the attack. As punishment, him and his two sons were killed by two sea serpents. In the sculpture, the depiction of him and his sons is so detailed. The expressions in the faces and the positions show a sense of fear and urgency which brings a very dramatic aura around the sculpture.

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