Crocodile Devouring Antelope — Antoine-Louis Barye

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Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye
Date: 1800
Medium: Bronze
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Overall: 6 3/8 × 16 1/2 × 9 in. (16.2 × 41.9 × 22.9 cm)
Collection: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Credit line: Bequest of Miss May Maghee, 1895

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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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