Lion and Fury with Torches [reverse]
1607
![Lion and Fury with Torches [reverse] by Guillaume Dupré](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/nga/thumb/lion-and-fury-with-torches-reverse-nga-45304.webp)
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (height with suspension loop): 7.55 cm (3 in.) overall (diameter without loop): 6.79 cm (2 11/16 in.) gross weight: 71.25 gr (0.157 lb.) axis: 12:00
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CSD
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Accession Number
1957.14.1152.b
Art Historical Context
In the early 17th century, medallist and sculptor Guillaume Dupré crafted this intricate bronze piece, *Lion and Fury with Tor [reverse]*, dated 1607. Dupré, who served as the official engraver to Kings Henri IV and Louis XIII was a master of small-scale sculpture, blending Renaissance precision with emerging Baroque dynamism. This work, measuring just 7.55 cm in height (with suspension loop) and 6.79 cm in diameter, the medal tradition—highly detailed reliefs cast in bronze, often worn or collected as portable art. The reverse depicts a lion alongside a Fury brandishing torches, evoking clas...
About the Artist
Guillaume Dupré · 1579–1640
**Guillaume Dupré (1579–1640)** Guillaume Dupré, born in Sissonne near Laon, emerged as one of France's premier sculptors and medallists during the transition from Renaissance to Baroque art. He studied under the renowned sculptor Barthélemy Prieur, marrying Prieur's daughter Madeleine in 1600 and later fathering Abraham Dupré, who followed in his footsteps as a medallist. His early talent caught...