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Plaster Cast: Greek Statue of Laocoön and His Sons Plaster Cast Reproduction of Greek Statue of Laocoön and His Sons

1900.13.0001

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Plaster Cast: Greek Statue of Laocoön and His Sons Plaster Cast Reproduction of Greek Statue of Laocoön and His Sons   (1900.13.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Art
    3. :
  3. N/A
Artist/Maker Agesander, Polydorus, and Athenodorus of Rhodes, late 2nd c. BCE
Geographic Location
Period Roman Empire
Date 1st century CE or Late 2nd century BCE
Culture Greco-Roman
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 238.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 167.2 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 85.9 cm
Weight waived g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description Under Review
Bibliography

See Allen Weller, [Biography of Lorado Taft], Urbana, IL, for information on provenance.

From Alexander to Augustus. Bohen, B. et al, University of Illinois, 1983. 1983P.0028.

Scroggs, George. Catalogue of the Art Gallery, Illinois Industrial University, 1876
Champaign: , 1876.
Location: Library of the University of Illinois or on UI Histories Project at http://uihistories.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/rview?REPOSID=8&ID=8142.

University Archives, Box 12/3/4. An Inventory of the Art Department’s Holdings Titled Art Gallery Inventory

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication John Milton Gregory Collection
Reproduction yes, When the original was found, the three right arms were missing. Michelangelo restored these arms, but these restorations have been removed from the original. They are still attached on the museum's copy. The museum's plaster cast was restored by Don Carlos and Lorado Taft in 1873. The original of marble is now in the Vatican, Rome.

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