Laocoön
El Greco
1610. Oil on canvas. 137.5 x 172.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA.A painting by Spanish artist El Greco based on the classical myth of the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons. The scene is set against a cityscape of Toledo substituting for ancient Troy, with a wooden horse depicted in the background moving toward the city gates. The composition is flanked by elongated nude figures, interpreted by art historians as classical deities (such as Apollo and Artemis or Athena).
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