Antoine-Louis Barye and Brame
Lion au Serpent No. 2 (réduction)
1856-1908
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Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 6 3/4 H x 8 1/4 L x 3 15/16 D in.
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.46.4
Seated lion on rocky terrain with head bent downward and turned to proper left, snarling mouth open, holding down a coiled serpent with its proper right forepaw (claws extended). The lion's proper left foreleg is resting on the ground, and its tail, also resting on the ground, is curled around its proper left hind flank. The serpent's head is raised, mouth open, and fangs exposed. Base: irregular oval with ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchse, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift, 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest, 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
Pivar: A38 (p.123) 26 x 35 cm. Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Walters Art Gallery.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 136, p. 177.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 68.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 136, p. 177.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 68.
Inscribed: Signed on base in stamp: front center 'BARYE'. Bottom (inside): white paint lettering 'LUCAS'; black paint 'MODERN'; two stickers: L.64.15.5; BMA cat. #382.
