Amanda Herring is assistant professor of art history at Loyola Marymount University. She received her B.A. in Art History & Classical Archaeology from Dartmouth College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History from UCLA. At LMU, she teaches courses on the art and architecture of the ancient world.
The writhing agony of the Trojan Laocoon made this Hellenistic masterpiece famous throughout history.