In this paper I will compare and contrast two pieces of art work that are religious in nature. Through these pieces, I will show a theme of depicting death as heroic and beautiful, though painful and horrific. The first piece that I selected is a marble statue made in Hellenistic Greece (323-31 BCE.). It was sculpted by Hagesandros, Polydoros, and Athenodoros and is titled "Laocoon and His Two Sons." The second piece is an oil …showed first 75 words of 1101 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1101 total…by appealing to the audiences' emotions through there depictions being extremely beautiful and heroic. Anyone can see the pain and suffering in the subjects, and sympathize with them, as well as marvel at the supreme beauty of the artworks. These two pieces, "Laocoon and his Two Sons" & "Fall of the Damned", have influenced art for centuries, and will continue to, because of the truthful representation of man as heroic and beautiful... even while facing death!