Lion and Serpent (Primary Title)
Lion of the Tuileries (Alternate Title)
Antoine-Louis Barye, French, 1796 - 1875 (Artist)
This is a reduction by Barye of a large plaster sculpture exhibited at the Salon of 1833. The model received a mixed reception there, as some critics were shocked by the sculpture’s realism as well as its large scale, usually reserved for nobler subjects. The government, however, commissioned a monumental version that was eventually produced in bronze in 1836 and later placed outside the Tuileries Palace. This group is now most often understood as a Royalist allegory representing the might of King Louis-Philippe.
Signed BARYE
Gift of Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair Jr.
2021: Romantic Bronzes
The Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. Donation of Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, VMFA , April 24, 2021 -
The Mrs. Nelson L. St. Clair, Jr. Donation of Sculptures by Antoine-Louis Barye, VMFA , April 24, 2021 -
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