Agesander

<em>Laocoön</em>Laocoön, marble sculpture attributed to Agesander, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of Rhodes (or perhaps a Roman copy), 2nd century bce–1st century ce; in the Vatican Museums, Vatican City.

Agesander (flourished 1st century bce, Rhodes) was a Greek sculptor who is credited by the 1st-century-ce Roman writer Pliny as the creator, with Polydorus and Athenodorus, of the group Laocoön and His Sons. Nothing further is known of him except that inscriptions found at Lindus in Rhodes indicate that he was alive between 42 and 21 bce.

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Article Title: Agesander
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published: 12 December 2023
Access Date: February 22, 2025