Lion Crushing a Serpent
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Lion Crushing a Serpent is a dramatic 19th-century bronze sculpture by Antoine-Louis Barye depicting a powerful lion subduing a serpent, celebrated for its dynamic realism and symbolic intensity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lion Crushing a Serpent canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bronze sculpture
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sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key work in Barye’s career
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milestone of French Romantic sculpture ⓘ |
| artist | Antoine-Louis Barye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| castingTechnique | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century sculptures
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bronze sculptures in France ⓘ outdoor sculptures in Paris ⓘ |
| color | dark patinated bronze ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Antoine-Louis Barye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
lion
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serpent ⓘ struggle between lion and serpent ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Paris Salon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | animalier sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lion figure
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serpent figure ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Romantic realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion | outdoor monumental cast at Place du Carrousel ⓘ |
| iconography | lion standing over coiled serpent ⓘ |
| inception | 1832 ⓘ |
| influenced | later animalier sculptors ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfOriginal | Musée du Louvre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeBy | Antoine-Louis Barye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | bronze ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed animal anatomy
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dramatic composition ⓘ dynamic realism ⓘ symbolic intensity ⓘ |
| originalLanguageTitle | Lion au serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | lion with raised paw pinning serpent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
power and domination
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struggle between good and evil ⓘ victory of strength over danger ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | Lion au serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | model for smaller decorative bronzes ⓘ |
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