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"Laocoön and His Sons" Pastel rendition by David Aldus U.A
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"Laocoön and His Sons" by David Aldus U.A
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The statue of Laocoön and His Sons has been one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since it was excavated in Rome in 1506 and placed on public display in the Vatican where it remains. The painting portrays the Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents.
The Statue/painting has been "the prototypical icon of human agony" in Western art,and unlike the agony often depicted in Christian art showing the Passion of Jesus and Martyrs, this suffering has no redemptive power or reward. The suffering is shown through the contorted expressions of the faces, which are matched by the struggling bodies, especially that of Laocoön himself, with every part of his body straining!!!!
Original Greek statue
Pliny attributes the work, then in the palace of Emperor Titus, to three Greek sculptors from the island of Rhodes Agesander, Athendoros and Polydorus!!! In style it is considered "one of the finest examples of the Greek Hellenistic baroque" . .Various dates have been suggested for the statue, ranging from about 200 BC to the 70s AD!!
The story of Laocoön had been the subject of a tragedy, now lost, by Sophocles and was mentioned by other Greek writers. Laocoön was a Trojan priest of Poseidon who was killed with both his sons after attempting to expose the ruse of the Trojan Horse by striking it with a spear. Alternatively he was killed for having had sex with his wife in the temple of Poseidon, or simply making a sacrifice in the temple with his wife present. In the second version, the snakes were sent by Poseidon and in the first by Poseidon and Athena, or Apollo, and the deaths were interpreted by the Trojans as proof that the horse was a sacred object.
The most famous account of these events is in Virgil's Aeneid this dates from between 29 and 19 BC, which is possibly later than the sculpture. However, some scholars see the group as a depiction of the scene as described by Virgil.
...the two serpents, in attacking the three figures, produce the most striking semblences of fear, suffering and death. The youth embraced in the coils is fearful; the old man struck by the fangs is in torment; the child who has received the poison, dies.
Measurements; 44" x 32"
(109 cms x 82 cms)
Pastel on board ..............
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David Aldus the artist has exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists (R.B.A); the Royal Institute of Oils (R.O.I); and the Royal Society of Marine Artists (R.S.M.A) He has been nominated twice as a finalist in the Garrick/Milne prize exhibition held at Christies LONDON. His work has been selected for the Discerning Eye Exhibition by Art Critic, Edward Lucie Smith, where all his work was sold. At the same Exhibition he was awarded a special commendation for his brushwork. He also sold all his work at the Lambeth Palace when exhibiting under the auspices of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. At the Westminster Central Hall United Artists' Exhibition he won first prize for the best Oil painting!! Highest price received for one of his paintings is £20,000 "Armada under attack from Englsih fleet" Also £14,000. "Lot's wife" see davidaldus.com . This painting was the same size as Turner's Hannibal crossing the Alps 5 foot by 8 foot. David Aldus also sold "A tribute to the people of Malta" that sold for £10,000. The same painting was the subject of a congratulatory letter from Queen Elizabeth II. Lord Lewin, Admiral of the Fleet also sent a letter of congratulations. He has held one or two-man shows at Knightsbridge; South Kensington; Windsor and numerous other venues. He has exhibited in Westminster Central Hall; Royal Festival Hall; Birmingham’s Royal British Artists exhibition; Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; Rooksmoor Gallery, Bath; London Guildhall; Mann Island, Liverpool; Christies, the London Auction House, etc.
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