Python Swallowing a Doe Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1796–1875)

Model 1840

European Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

3 1/4 × 4 3/4 × 13 3/4 in. (8.3 × 12.1 × 34.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Electra Havemeyer Webb

Accession Number

1942.336

Culture

French

Period

19th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
H.O. Havemeyer Collection.
Bibliography
  • Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Splendid Legacy: The Havemeyer Collection (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993), 72
  • Glenn F Benge, Antoine-Louis Barye, sculptor of romantic realism (University Park, Penn.: The Pennsylvania State University, 1984),
  • Stuart Pivar, The Barye Bronzes (Woodbridge, Conn.: Antique Collector's Club Ltd., 1974), 236, fig. A196
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Inscriptions

Signe by doe's foot: A L BARYE; Stamped: BARYE and ALB

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