Octagonal Courtyard

Laocoön, 30 BC,  Octagonal Courtyard, Pio-Clementine Museum, Vatican Museums Attributed to 3 sculptors:  Agesander, Polydorus and Athenodorus Discovered in 1506, Michelangelo was asked to inspect the statue for attribution. Antonio Canova, Perseus Triumphant, 1800, Octagonal Courtyard, Pio-Clementine Museum, Vatican Museums Perseus holds the head of Medusa, the Gorgon Leochares, Apollo Belvedere, 120AD - 140AD, Octagonal Courtyard, Pio-Clementine Museum, Vatican Museums All photos are copyright protected property of  Brenda Pokorny unless otherwise noted. If you would like permission for use, please contact me.