Laocoön (1550/59)

Brown ink drawing of Laocoön and two sons struggling against large serpents, rendered in sepia wash on pale paper.

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A brown ink and wash drawing shows the Trojan priest Laocoön and his two sons entangled by large serpents, their bodies twisted in strained poses. The figures are rendered with soft modeling and strong musculature across the sheet. This Italian work is dated 1550/59 and held by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Date

1550/59

Medium

Pen and iron gall ink with brush and brown wash, on tan laid paper, laid down on cream wove card

Dimensions

18.2 × 27.6 cm

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

License

CC0

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