Laocoön (Blake)
| Laocoön | |
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 Laocoön, copy B, object 1 | |
| Artist | William Blake |
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| Medium | Intaglio print |
Laocoön is an engraving and poem by English poet and artist William Blake. The central figure of the engraving, an etched illustration of the statue Laocoön and His Sons, was executed around 1815. The text surrounding the statue was added much later; around 1826 to 1827.
Composition
Illustration
The central illustration is of the ancient statue Laocoön and His Sons,[1] dated to from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE and rediscovered in Rome on 14 January 1506.[2][3] The sculpture depicts the story of the divine punishment of the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons by ophidian strangulation, as recounted in Virgil's Aeneid.[3]
References
Citations
- ↑ Tayler 1976, p. 72.
- ↑ Chilvers 2015.
- 1 2 Albertson 2010.
Bibliography
- Albertson, Fred C. (2010). "Laocoön". In Gagarin, Michael (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195170726.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-517072-6. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- Chilvers, Ian (2015-05-21). "Laocoön". The Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780191782763.001.0001/acref-9780191782763-e-1343. ISBN 978-0-19-178276-3. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- Nersessian, Anahid (2023-11-15). "William Blake's "Laocoön"". The Yale Review. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2025-02-08.
- Tayler, Irene (1976). "Blake's Laocoön". Blake Newsletter: An Illustrated Quarterly. Vol. 10, no. 3. pp. 72–81. Retrieved 2025-02-08.