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Laocoön

Date

1545-1570

Creator

Nicolas Beatrizet

Location

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art

Nicolas Beatrizet was a French reproductive engraver working in Italy in the sixteenth century. He was among the first generation of artists to record the display of the Laocoön in the Belvedere courtyard of the papal gardens after it was rediscovered in 1506 and acquired by Pope Julius II. In this version of Beatrizet’s print, the sculpture has not yet been completely restored. The right arm of the son on the left is missing, as is the right hand of the son on the right. from Calendar of Events, September-December 2016

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Nicolas Beatrizet was a French reproductive engraver working in Italy in the sixteenth century. He was among the first generation of artists to record the display of the Laocoön in the Belvedere courtyard of the papal gardens after it was rediscovered in 1506 and acquired by Pope Julius II. In this version of Beatrizet’s print, the sculpture has not yet been completely restored. The right arm of the son on the left is missing, as is the right hand of the son on the right. from Calendar of Events, September-December 2016
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Nicolas Beatrizet (French, 1507 or 1515 - ca. 1565)
1545-1570
Prints
Engraving on laid paper
2016.012
antiques
intaglio prints
mythology
priests
sculpture
Serpentes
sons
Trojan
Not on view, please request access
reproductive print
19 5/8 x 13 in. (50 x 33 cm)
Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr., ND ’41 and Edith Ingalls Vignos Fund

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