Lion and Snake
ca. 1832
terracotta
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The lion has lowered its head and is about to devour the writhing snake. This terracotta is a preparatory "sketch" for the plaster model submitted to the Salon in 1833.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
André Theuriet (1833-1907) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Pierre Bertrand, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, August 1955, by purchase.
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. |
1975 | Metamorphoses in Nineteenth-Century Sculpture. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 3/16 x W: 8 3/8 x D: 4 3/8 in. (18.2 x 21.3 x 11.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. & A.P. Fund, 1955
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.548