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Panther Seizing a Stag

modeled before 1850, cast between 1857 and 1875
Not on view
The unrestrained violence of animals evoked a powerful response from the Romantics who saw them as embodiments of instinct as opposed to reason. In animal combat they saw the most elemental struggle of all, the struggle for survival. Géricault and Delacroix were painters who explored this facet of French Romanticism most deeply; Bayre was the quintessential Romantic sculptor.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Panther Seizing a Stag
  • Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, Paris 1795–1875 Paris)
  • Date: modeled before 1850, cast between 1857 and 1875
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Bronze (sand cast)
  • Dimensions: 14-1/8 x 21-3/4 x 10-1/4 in. (35.9 x 55.2 x 26.0 cm.)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of M.A.S. de Reinis, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.241
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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