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Source Description
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 the sky. To enhance the surface, Barye employed a knife to scratch in details in the lion's mane.
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Document identity
localId
33299
label
Lion and Serpent
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
33299
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Lion and Serpent
description
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 the sky. To enhance the surface, Barye employed a knife to scratch in details in the lion's mane.
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.
date
ca. 1840
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.8
height
32.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 3/4 x W: 12 7/8 in. (24.8 x 32.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Inscribed in upper left in black: BARYE; [Number] Illegible numbers and name on reverse.
med
watercolor on paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
631
872
2186
432
3191
3300
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
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