Jean de Gourmont
French, 1506-1551
Laocoön
INV-4439
Jean de Gourmont
French, 1506-15511520/30
engravingprint
Date
1520/30
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 10.6 × 15.3 cm (4 3/16 × 6 1/16 in.); Sheet: 10.7 × 15.4 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Typical of Gourmont' s oeuvre, this print features small figures dwarfed by landscape and architecture. In this scene, Gourmont imagines Troy and the altar of Neptune where Laocoon and his sons were attacked by huge writhing snakes. The artist's characteristic imprint can be seen on the stone behind the burning pyre.
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