• Mannerism reached its height with El Greco, as seen in the distorted, contorted figures of Laocoön and his sons and the hyper elegance of the gods on the right.
  • Laocoön and his Sons most likely served as artistic inspiration for El Greco, who would depict the subject during his “Spanish Period.”
  • Ephraim Gotthold Lessing’s essay Laocoon was one of the most controversial essays of its time. Today it remains an essential work in the history of aesthetics.
  • El Greco’s painting. Laocoön dates from around 1610 to 1614, measures 56 x 76 inches and is housed in Washington’s National Gallery.
  • El Greco, 1541'de Yunanistan'da dünyaya geldi ve 1614'te İspanya'da hayatını kaybetti. Bu yazımda bahsedeceğim "Laocoon" adlı eseri...
  • 1610 civarında El Greco, Laocoon resmini yaptı. Rahip Laocoon'un Truva atlarını aşırı güvenilirlikten düşmanlara karşı uyarmaya çalıştığı ve.
  • Laocoon, 1606-10 by El Greco. Swift and terrible was the punishment of Laocoon, a priest of Apollo at Troy, and his two sons.
  • The Laocoön was El Greco’s only painting of a mythological theme, and its violence and vengeful gods may reference the ravages of the Inquisition, which gripped...
  • Why is Laocoon by El Greco an important painting? Laocoon set a precedent for Mannerism and Expressionism in painting. El Greco was ahead of his time.
  • By elongating the naked bodies of Laocoön and his sons, El Greco exaggerates their corporeality even as he renders them conceptual rather than lifelike figures.