Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. . . : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. . . / EraPhernalia Vintage . . . [''playin' hook-y''] ;o
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Ringling Museum portico - flying buttresses and niche with sculpture.Barely discernible in this photo is a monumental sculpture located in a recessed arch at the terminus of the North portico of the Ringling Museum of Art. The subject is a 1920's fine bronze casting of *Laocoön and his sons beset by serpents. Laocoön was a Troyan priest of Apollo. As related by Virgil, the priest tried to warn the citizens of Troy about the Trojan Horse. He dared to protest against bringing the wooden horse into the city of Troy, uttering the famous words "Whatever it is, even when Greeks bring gifts I fear them, gifts and all" (Virgil, The Aeneid, Book II, 59-70). According to the story, the Gods favored the Greek invaders, and sent sea serpents to strangle Laocoön and his sons at the altar of Neptune.The original 1st Century A.D. sculpture was discovered in 1506 in the ruins of Titus Palace in Rome and is on display in the Vatican museum. *Another example of the model, referenced by the Christie's link above, is the one retained by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida (Bequest of John Ringling, 1936, SN5084). John Ringling (d. 1936) purchased many fine bronze reproductions of famous ancient sculptures directly from the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy, during the 1920s. |
| 撮影日 | 2009-01-18 21:40:16 |
| 撮影者 | EraPhernalia Vintage . . . [''playin' hook-y''] ;o , River City (Richmond), VA, USA |
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