Doe and Fawn lying down
Statuette
1890 (made)
1890 (made)
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Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) exhibited his first animal sculpture in the Paris Salon of 1831 when he was dubbed an 'animalier', a maker of animals. Initially applied with derogatory overtones, this term became widely used for sculptors - of whom Barye was first and foremost - who specialised in this genre. He was referred to as the 'Michelangelo of the Menagerie' by the contemporaneous art critic Théophile Gautier.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Doe and Fawn lying down |
Materials and techniques | Bronze |
Brief description | Statuette, bronze, Doe and fawn lying down. F. Barbedienne. A.L. Barye. 1890 |
Physical description | Bronze group, a doe and a fawn lying down |
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Production | By F. Barbedienne after a model by A.L Barye. |
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Summary | Antoine Louis Barye (1795-1875) exhibited his first animal sculpture in the Paris Salon of 1831 when he was dubbed an 'animalier', a maker of animals. Initially applied with derogatory overtones, this term became widely used for sculptors - of whom Barye was first and foremost - who specialised in this genre. He was referred to as the 'Michelangelo of the Menagerie' by the contemporaneous art critic Théophile Gautier. |
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Accession number | 107-1890 |
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Record created | November 3, 2008 |
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