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Source Description
A ferocious lion with a massive mane strides across a shallow ledge. The beast represents the astrological sign Leo; a band with stars behind it represents the sun's path through the houses of the zodiac. The design is adapted from a colossal relief on the pedestal of the July Column, which was unveiled in the Place de la Bastille in Paris in 1840. It commemorates the 504 citizens killed a decade earlier in the revolution that overthrew the Bourbon monarchy. The reference to Leo, the sign of the zodiac that governs late July, was particularly relevant to the Orléans monarchy, which came to power during the three-day revolution of July 27-29, 1830.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
28611
label
Lion of the July Column
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
28611
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lion of the July Column
description
A ferocious lion with a massive mane strides across a shallow ledge. The beast represents the astrological sign Leo; a band with stars behind it represents the sun's path through the houses of the zodiac. The design is adapted from a colossal relief on the pedestal of the July Column, which was unveiled in the Place de la Bastille in Paris in 1840. It commemorates the 504 citizens killed a decade earlier in the revolution that overthrew the Bourbon monarchy. The reference to Leo, the sign of the zodiac that governs late July, was particularly relevant to the Orléans monarchy, which came to power during the three-day revolution of July 27-29, 1830.
provenance
Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris; William T. Walters, Baltimore, October 22, 1884, by purchase [George A. Lucas as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled ca. 1836; posthumously cast (post 1875)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
reliefs
sculpture
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
20.6
height
42.2
depth
7
dimensionsRaw
8 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (20.6 x 42.2 x 7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Engraved (?) on lower right edge of metal base: BARYE; [Number] Painted inside in white: W 42.
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4362
med
copper alloy with green and black over red-brown patina
creator_ids
5253
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
631
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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cb06d309a7a1a682