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GODS AND MYTHS

Historia Troiana / The War of Troy / Main episodes / The Trojan Horse / Laocoon attempts to attack the snakes

LITERATURE

Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Cycles / Manuscripts / Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 2761
Ancient / Vergil / Aeneid / Book II: Aeneas recounts the sack of Troy / vv. 199-224: Death of Laocoon

Further details

Artist or creator

Italian

Date

14th century

Location

Rome, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. lat. 2761

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Vergil. Aeneid. Folio: 15r.

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BAV Digitised manuscript
BAV Detailed record

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Kress foundation

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