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Laocoön by Jean de Gourmont I — VisualArtsDB

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Laocoön

Laocoön

Laocoön

Jean de Gourmont I

1522–1551

Medium: Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 10.6 × 15.3 cm (4 3/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 10.7 × 15.4 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
Genre: Engravings
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Typical of Gourmont' s oeuvre, this print features small figures dwarfed by landscape and architecture. In this scene, Gourmont imagines Troy and the altar of Neptune where Laocoon and his sons were attacked by huge writhing snakes. The artist's characteristic imprint can be seen on the stone behind the burning pyre.

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