Antoine-Louis Barye

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Antoine-Louis Barye was a 19th-century French sculptor renowned for his dynamic and detailed animal bronzes, which helped elevate animal sculpture to a major art form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French sculptor
animalier
person
sculptor
activePeriod 19th century
birthCountry France
birthDate 1795-09-24
birthPlace Paris
deathCountry France
deathDate 1875-06-25
deathPlace Paris
elevated animal sculpture to a major art form
employer Jacques-Henri Fauconnier
familyName Barye
fatherOccupation goldsmith
field sculpture
genre animalier sculpture
givenName Antoine-Louis
honor Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour
influenced Auguste Rodin
knownFor animal sculpture
bronze sculpture
memberOf French Académie des Beaux-Arts
surface form: Académie des Beaux-Arts
movement Romanticism
name Antoine-Louis Barye self-link
nationality French
notableWork Jaguar Devouring a Hare
Lion Crushing a Serpent
Theseus and the Minotaur
Tiger Devouring a Gavial
Walking Lion
occupation medalist
sculptor
rankInLegionOfHonour Chevalier
studiedAt École des Beaux-Arts
styleCharacteristic detailed anatomical accuracy
dynamic compositions
subjectMatter combat scenes
mythological scenes
wild animals
taughtAt Louvre Museum
surface form: Musée du Louvre

École des Beaux-Arts
teacher Antoine-Jean Gros
François-Joseph Bosio
trainedAs goldsmith
workedWithMaterial bronze
plaster
wax
workLocation Paris

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