
Similarly, images and descriptions of violence have historically been significant features in literature. Theater and, in modern times, cinema have often featured battles and violent crimes.

In Western art, graphic depictions of the Passion of Christ have long been portrayed, as have a wide range of depictions of warfare by later painters and graphic artists. It has been the subject of considerable controversy and debate for centuries. Violence in art refers to depictions of violence in high culture art as well as popular culture such as cinema and theater. It shows Trojan priest Laocoön and his sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus being attacked by sea serpents.

Laocoön and His Sons is one of the most famous of ancient sculptures.
