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Laocoön

c. 1610/1614 · Painting

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国家美术馆

華盛頓哥倫比亞特區, 美國

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此状态始于: 2026年8月19日
出处: 博物馆自己的馆藏数据

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About the painting

The Laocoön is an oil painting created between 1610 and 1614 by Greek painter El Greco. It is part of a collection at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

The painting depicts the Greek and Roman mythological story of the deaths of Laocoön, a Trojan priest of Poseidon, and his two sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus. Laocoön and his sons were strangled by sea serpents, a punishment sent by the gods after Laocoön attempted to warn his countrymen about the Trojan horse. Although inspired by the recently discovered monumental Hellenistic sculpture Laocoön and His Sons in Rome, Laocoön is a product of Mannerism, an artistic movement originating in Italy during the 16th century that countered the artistic ideals of the Renaissance. El Greco's painting deliberately breaks away from the balance and harmony of Renaissance art with its strong emotional atmosphere and distorted figures.

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作品信息

馆藏编号: 1946.18.1

What it shows

Adam and Eve Classical Laocoon

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巴洛克艺术 Spanish 神话绘画

出处

国家美术馆: the museum's own open data · 4天前获取
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与此同时，在El Greco的生活中

完整生平

1607–1608
The lawsuit with the hospital at Illescas
In 1607–08 El Greco was involved in a protracted legal dispute with the Hospital of Charity at Illescas over payment for his work, which included painting, sculpture and architecture. This and other disputes contributed to the economic difficulties of his last years.
1608
His last major commission: the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist
In 1608 El Greco received his last major commission, for the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist in Toledo.
1611
A visit from Francisco Pacheco
The painter and theorist Francisco Pacheco, who visited El Greco in 1611, condemned his idea of the primacy of colour over form and his broad-brush manner, yet called the master “a writer of painting, sculpture and architecture”.
c. March 1614
Serious illness while working for the Hospital de Tavera
While carrying out a commission for the Hospital de Tavera El Greco fell seriously ill and died a month later, on 7 April 1614.
31 March 1614
His will, a week before his death
On 31 March 1614, a week before his death, El Greco directed that his son should have the power to make his will; two Greek friends witnessed it. In the will he described himself as a “devout Catholic”, although archival research indicates that his family was Greek Orthodox.
1614年4月7日
Died