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Lion and Snake, No. 1
(18th and 19th Centuries )
First exhibited as a plaster cast at the Paris Salon of 1833, Lion and Serpent may be regarded as one of Barye's most significant masterpieces. In showing an animal subject rather than a figurative work, Barye broke with prevailing academic conventions. King Louis-Philippe commissioned a bronze cast of the statue and had it placed in the gardens in front of the Tuileries Palace. The sculpture was subsequently reworked and cast in various sizes.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, by 1889; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2024-2025 | Reinstallation 2024: Art and Process. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1995 | Parallels and Precedents: Baltimore's George A. Lucas Collection. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 10 1/4 × W: 7 1/16 × L: 14 1/8 in. (26 × 18 × 35.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.157
