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Source Description
This composition is Barye's earliest freely rendered version of the subject (as opposed to a mechanical reproduction). The lion is more threatening than in other versions and raises its paw as it prepares to strike the snake.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
32603
label
Lion and Serpent No. 3 (sketch)
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
32603
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lion and Serpent No. 3 (sketch)
description
This composition is Barye's earliest freely rendered version of the subject (as opposed to a mechanical reproduction). The lion is more threatening than in other versions and raises its paw as it prepares to strike the snake.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886 [George A. Lucas as agent; he purchased two unspecified bronze models of Lion and Serpent from Montaignac on January 22, 1886 (Lucas Diary 2, 623)]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
modeled ca. 1832
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
13.7
height
19.1
depth
11.4
dimensionsRaw
5 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (13.7 x 19.1 x 11.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Cast through from model: BARYE; [Number] Painted inside in white: W 8.
med
golden bronze with red-brown patina
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
631
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
43ada11d383a4c4e