Introduction to the Octagonal Courtyard: The Octagonal Courtyard is the essence of the exhibits in the Pio Clementino Art Museum. Two of the three treasures of the Vatican Museum - the "Statue of Laocoon" and "Apollo" - are it's here.
The Laocoon and his Sons, a group of marble sculptures, about 184 cm high, is a masterpiece of sculpture in the Hellenistic period. Agesandros and others were created around the first century BC and are now collected in the Vatican Gallery in Rome. According to research, it was made by Agedros and his sons Polizoros and Athenodorus in the middle of the first century BC. It was unearthed in Rome in 1506. It shocked the world and was praised as the most perfect work in the world.
Apollo in the Wangjing Tower has an elegant and strong figure. He faces the arm holding the bow, but his eyes follow the arrow as it leaves the string and looks into the distance. There is a faint smile of victory on his face. The sculpture depicts Apollo. The image of a beautiful man is vividly expressed and is recognized as a model of male body aesthetics.