Panther Seizing a Stag
Antoine-Louis Barye
modeled before 1847
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
14-1/8 x 21-3/4 x 10-1/4 in. (35.9 x 55.2 x 26.0 cm.)
Classification
Sculpture-Bronze
Culture
French
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of M.A.S. de Reinis, 1981
Accession Number
1981.241
Tags
AnimalsDeer
About the Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye · 1795–1875
Antoine-Louis Barye (1795–1875) was born in Paris on September 24, the son of goldsmith Pierre Barye and Marguerite Barye. Following family tradition, he apprenticed as a goldsmith under his father and, around 1810, with Martin-Guillaume Biennais, goldsmith to Napoleon. After brief military service, Barye pursued sculpture, studying under François-Joseph Bosio in 1816 and painter Baron Antoine-Jea...