Lion and Serpent
A lion attacking a snake is a recurrent theme in Barye's production. The artist has given the cat a particularly ferocious expression as it approaches its prey, a small cobra. For this watercolor, Barye worked mostly with colored washes; patches of opaque blue pigment define t...
Drawing
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33299
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drawing
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normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Durand-Ruel, Paris; William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1889 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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CC0
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| language |
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en
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pageCount
1
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.829_Fnt_UK_T94.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.829_Fnt_UK_T94.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.829_Fnt_UK_T94.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.829 |
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Medium
watercolor on paper
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