Tiger Attacking an Antelope
Artist
Antoine-Louis Barye
(French, 1796-1875)
Date19th century
MediumBronze
DimensionsHEIGHT: 9 in. (22.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN5029
Like several leading sculptors of the Romantic period, Barye first began his career as a goldsmith. Only later did he train as a sculptor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Famed as one of the foremost sculptors of the French Animalier school, Barye scrutinized animal anatomy through scholarship, zoological displays, ancient sculptures, and by viewing dissections. His interest in depicting animals in action stems from both his interest in anatomy as well as his desire to reference the portrayal of animals in Classical Greek sculpture. Barye's ability to capture pure emotion in his bronzes had a major influence on his student, Auguste Rodin.
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