Laocoön and his two sons being attacked by serpents upon a pedestal, a temple to Minerva behind them, another temple and the sea in the background
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Marco Dente
Artist bio: Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1515–27
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 11 1/8 × 15 5/8 in. (28.2 × 39.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Temples|Male Nudes|Serpents