BARYE, Antoine-Louis
(b. 1796, Paris, d. 1875, Paris)

Panther Seizing a Stag

c. 1833
Bronze, height 37 cm
Art Institute, Chicago

Signed right: BARYE.

Barye made scenes of animal violence his specialty, exploiting to the full the power of bronze to represent movement and detail. While he executed animal sculptures on a large scale, his small-scale versions were more popular.