Antoine-Louis Barye
Lion Crushing a Serpent
1837-1908
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Antoine-Louis Barye
Lion Crushing a Serpent
1837-1908
Physical Qualities
Bronze, brown patina, 10-1/4 H x 13-1/2 W x 6-3/4 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
1996.46.33
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. Individual knobby vertebrae are visible on the lion's back. The serpent's head is raised, mouth open, and fangs exposed. Base: irregular oval ground with rim.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; from Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, by gift 1910; from Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George Aloysius Lucas, Paris
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection," October 12-November 21, 1965, no. 381.
Pivar: A37 (p.122) Photo in book: Photograph courtesy of Fogg Art Museum.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 134-135, pp. 175-176.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 66.
Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, "Barye Catalogue Raisonné des Sculptures," Paris: Gallimard, 2000, pl. 134-135, pp. 175-176.
Lillian M. Burgunder, "Antoine-Louis Barye Sculptures and Decorative Objects in the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," September 2006, p. 66.
Inscribed: Top of base: back/proper left, stamped 'BARYE'. Two stickers (back/center): L.64.15.40; BMA cat. #381. Black ink, lettering (back/center): 'MODERN'.
