Laocoön and His Sons

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sculpture
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Athenodoros
Polydorus
Agesander
gptkbp:conservationEfforts well-preserved
restored in 1957
gptkbp:culturalHeritage world heritage
Italian_heritage
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired sculptures
inspired performances
inspired paintings
gptkbp:culturalSignificance gptkb:Hellenistic_art
gptkbp:depicts Laocoön
his sons
gptkbp:dimensions 2.4 meters tall
gptkbp:exhibits gptkb:Vatican_Museums
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:ancient_Rome
gptkb:ancient_Greece
gptkbp:historicalSignificance example of baroque influence
example of classical revival
example of emotional depth in sculpture
example of narrative in art
example of technical mastery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laocoön and His Sons
gptkbp:influence Renaissance_art
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Virgil's_Aeneid
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vatican_Museums
gptkbp:material marble
gptkbp:notableFeature realism
emotional expressions
complex composition
drapery
dynamic poses
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:The_Farnese_Hercules
gptkb:The_Belvedere_Torlonia
The Dying Gaul
The_Apollo_Belvedere
gptkbp:releaseYear 1506
gptkbp:style Hellenistic
gptkbp:subject mythology
gptkbp:symbolism human suffering
gptkbp:technique sculptural group
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1st century BC