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Laocoön
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| Caption | The Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons are struggling in vain against the power of two sea serpents. This group, a copy of a famous Ancient original, was cast in Rome for the wealthy Dutch merchant Nicolaas Calff. He placed the statue in the garden of his country house, Polanen, near Halfweg in North Holland. Origin: Rome. Date: before 1781. Object ID: BK-2006-13. |
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| Creator | Francesco Righetti, attributed to, sculptor, Italiaans (1749–1819) |
| Artwork medium | lead |
| Credit | Rijksmuseum |
| Terms of use | Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Laocoön figure sculpture Francesco Righetti |
| Stock image ref | Size | Views |
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| YR0435981 | 1,964 x 2,500 pixels | 250 |
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