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Tiger attacking an antelope by Antoine-Louis Barye

Tiger attacking an antelope

Antoine-Louis Barye · 1800

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DETAILS
Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye
Date
1800
Medium
Serpentine stone
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Overall: 26 1/2 × 46 1/2 × 20 in. (67.3 × 118.1 × 50.8 cm)
Collection
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture
French
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Theodore Kane Gibbs, in memory of her husband, 1909
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Antoine-Louis Barye

Antoine-Louis Barye, the 'Michelangelo of the menagerie,' transformed animal sculpture into a powerful Romantic art form.

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