Laocoön and His Sons

Summary

Laocoön and His Sons is a sculpture^[1]. Born in Italy^[2], it… it ranks in the top 0.85% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,244 views/month, #13 of 1,525).^[3]

Key Facts

• Laocoön and His Sons's place of birth was Italy^[2].
• Laocoön and His Sons's field of work was ancient Greek sculpture^[4].
• Laocoön and His Sons's field of work was figurative art^[5].
• Laocoön and His Sons's field of work was Greek mythology^[6].
• Laocoön and His Sons's field of work was Hellenistic period^[7].
• Laocoön and His Sons is the creator of Agesander of Rhodes^[8].
• Laocoön and His Sons is the creator of Athanadoros^[9].
• Laocoön and His Sons is the creator of Polydoros^[10].
• Laocoön and His Sons is in the country of Vatican City^[11].
• Laocoön and His Sons's instance of is recorded as sculpture^[12].
• Laocoön and His Sons's instance of is recorded as group of sculptures^[13].
• Laocoön and His Sons is associated with the Hellenistic sculpture movement^[14].
• Laocoön and His Sons's genre is nude^[15].
• Laocoön and His Sons's genre is group of sculptures^[16].
• Laocoön and His Sons's based on is recorded as Aeneid^[17].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as Laocoön^[18].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as man^[19].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as boy^[20].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as agony^[21].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as family^[22].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as snake^[23].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as altar^[24].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as beard^[25].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as nudity^[26].
• Laocoön and His Sons's depicts is recorded as pubic hair^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Agesander of Rhodes^[8], a sculptor^[28], -0050–-0100^[29], of Rhodes^[30], specialised in art of sculpture^[31]; Athanadoros^[9], a sculptor^[32], -0100–-0100^[33], of Rhodes^[34], specialised in art of sculpture^[35]; and Polydoros^[10], a sculptor^[36], -0200–-0200^[37], of Rhodes^[38].

Publication

Genres include nude^[15] and group of sculptures^[16].

Subject and Themes

Laocoön and His Sons's main subject is Laocoön^[39]. It is associated with the Hellenistic sculpture movement^[14].

Material and Period

Laocoön and His Sons is made of marble^[40]. Recorded time period include Ancient Greece^[41] and culture of ancient Rome^[42]. The location of it was Pio-Clementino museum^[43].

Why It Matters

Laocoön and His Sons ranks in the top 0.85% of sculpture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,244 views/month, #13 of 1,525).^[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

FAQs

Where was Laocoön and His Sons born?

Laocoön and His Sons was born in Italy^[2].