Laocoön, from Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne
Laocoön, from Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne

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Laocoön, from Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne,

1704

Claude Randon, French, ca. 1674–1704
Printed by Domenico de' Rossi, Italian, active 17th–18th century
2014-126

Information

Title
Laocoön, from Raccolta di statue antiche e moderne
Dates

1704

Maker
Claude Randon
Printed by Domenico de' Rossi
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 33.8 × 23.8 cm (13 5/16 × 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 46.2 × 33.2 cm (18 3/16 × 13 1/16 in.) mat: 61 × 44.1 cm (24 × 17 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Christopher Moss, Graduate School Class of 1988
Object Number
2014-126
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Rome

Inscription
Signed in plate, lower right: C. Randon. Sculp. Inscribed in plate across lower margin: IL LAOCOONTE GIA AMMIRATO NEL PALAZZO DI TITO E SCOLPITO DA AGESANDRO POLIDORO, ET/ ATENODORO RODIJ Plin lib 36. C. 5 Negl’orti Vaticani / Nella Stampa di Domenico de Rossi erede di Gio Giacomo de Rossi in Roma alla Pace, con Privil del Som Pont.
Culture
European, French
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
sons, fathers, men, reproductions, sculpture, figures (representations), snakes, youth

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