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Horse Attacked by a Lion
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Barye was fascinated by the violence possible in nature, here expressed in the frightened eyes of the horse and the overall muscular tension.
Early 19th-century French sculptors preferred marble as a medium because they thought it better suited to their neoclassical pursuit of the idealized restraint of classical Greek sculpture. Barye broke away from this, exploiting the workability of bronze to explore its potential for portraying the highly emotional themes favored in the following decades.
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 [date and mode of acquisition unkonwn]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. |
| 1995 | The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1889-1890 | The Works of Antoine-Louis Barye. American Art Gallery (New York), New York. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
27.144