FRANZÖSISCHER BILDPLASTIKER

FRENCH PICTURE PLASTICIAN Active 2nd half 19th c. Large-sized Laocoon group (after antique original) bronze, brown, partly reddish patina. H. 92 cm, w. 64 cm. On the plinth inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur', stamped on verso 'Reduction Mécanique A. Collas Brevete'. Above a rectangular base fully sculpted depiction of Laocoon fighting with the snakes sent by Athena and his two sons. Part. dam., losses of patina. The life-size figural group from the 1st century BC, rediscovered in 1506, is now in the Vatican Museums. This impressive work has been cited in art for centuries, especially in France and Italy in the 19th century.Signs(10)FRENCH IMAGE PLASTICIAN Active 2nd half 19th c. Large-scale Laocoon group (after antique original) bronze, brown, partly reddish patina. H. 92 cm, w. 64 cm. On the plinth inscribed 'F. Barbedienne Fondeur', stamped on verso 'Reduction Mécanique A. Collas Brevete'. Above a rectangular base fully sculpted depiction of Laocoon fighting with the snakes sent by Athena and his two sons. Part. dam., losses of patina. The life-size figural group from the 1st century BC, rediscovered in 1506, is now in the Vatican Museums. This impressive work has been cited in art for centuries, especially in France and Italy in the 19th century.