Panther Seizing a Stag

Antoine-Louis Barye

modeled before 1847 · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The unrestrained violence of animals evoked a powerful response from the Romantics who saw them as embodiments of instinct as opposed to reason. In animal combat they saw the most elemental struggle of all, the struggle for survival. Géricault and Delacroix were painters who explored this facet of French Romanticism most deeply; Bayre was the quintessential Romantic sculptor.

Artist

Antoine-Louis Barye

Date

modeled before 1847

Medium

Bronze

Culture

French

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of M.A.S. de Reinis, 1981