After the antiques: Laocošn and his sons, patinated bronze, France, 19th C. -- Description: H 69,5 - L 49,3 - D 24,7 cmÊ Ê The sculpture marked 'F. Barbedienne fondeur' and stamped 'RŽduction mŽcanique A. Collas brevetŽ'.Ê The statue of Laocošn and his sons (the Laocošn Group or Gruppo del Laocoonte) is one of the most famous ancient sculptures ever since it was excavated in Rome in 1506 and placed on public display in the Vatican.The group shows the Trojan priest Laocošn and his sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents. Pliny attributes the sculpture to three Greek sculptors from the island of Rhodes: Agesander, Athenodoros and Polydorus.