When Was the Laocoon Created?

The statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also called the Laocoön Group, has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since it was excavated in Rome in 1506 and placed on public display in the Vatican, where it remains.

Why was Laocoon and His Sons created?

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Pliny tells us that three sculptures from Rhodes: Polydoros, Athanadoros, and Hagesandros created the Laocoön group. Laocoön was the name of the high priest of Troy who predicted the tragedy of the Trojan horse. ... Apparently, Laocoön and his two sons were killed by snakes sent by Athena.

Where was the Laocoön created?

Due to its style and subject matter, art historians believe that the original Laocoön and His Sons was sculpted around 200 BCE in the Greek city of Pergamon. This theory is supported by Pliny the Elder, a Roman writer and philosopher, in his encyclopedic survey of ancient sculpture called Natural History.