クリスティーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (クリスティーズInstagram)「The Laocoön Group, showing the Trojan priest Laocoön and his two sons struggling in vain against the serpents coiled around them, is one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever excavated.⠀ .⠀ It was found on the Esquiline Hill in Rome in 1506, and was soon identified as the Laocoön described by Pliny the Elder in his 'Naturalis Historia' as a masterpiece of the sculptors of Rhodes.⠀ .⠀ Inspired by a revived interest and love for the art of antiquity, and enthralled by this most spectacular and dramatic of ancient statues, a number of printmakers turned to the subject.⠀ .⠀ Among them, Marco Dente da Ravenna faithfully depicted the monument against the background of a charmingly ruined and overgrown, ancient wall. It is the only engraving by Marco Dente that is fully and proudly signed on the plinth: MARCUS# RAVENAS#⠀ .⠀ Marco Dente, (c.1486-1527), 'Laocoön', engraving, c.1520. Estimate: £5,000-7,000.⠀ .⠀ Old Master Prints — 19 - 28 January, online.⠀ .⠀ #MarcoDente #Laocoön ##Laocoönandhissons #engraving #print #oldmasterprints #rareprints #printmaking #Europeanprintmaking #renaissance #renaissanceart」1月24日 2時04分