Lion Crushing a Serpent

Antoine-Louis Barye, Lion Crushing a Serpent, ca. 1830s, cast bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.202
Antoine-Louis Barye, Lion Crushing a Serpent, ca. 1830s, cast bronze, 10 x 7 x 14 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 35.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.202
Free to use

Artwork Details

Title
Lion Crushing a Serpent
Artist
Date
ca. 1830s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 x 7 x 14 in. (25.4 x 17.8 x 35.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Olin Dows
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast bronze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — lion
  • Animal — reptile — snake
Object Number
1983.90.202
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1983.90.202

Artwork Description

Antoine-Louis Barye created a life-size plaster cast of Lion écrasant un Serpent for the 1833 Paris Salon. The government commissioned a replica to place in the garden of the Tuileries, which caused a member of the Academy to comment: “Are the Gardens . . . to become a Menagerie?” This piece was one of Barye’s most popular animal sculptures, and he offered reproductions in two different sizes [see 1983.90.202].

Works by this artist (10 items)

View all artworks
Rodolfo O. Cuellar, Untitled (August), from La Historia De California Calendar 1977, 1977, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.31, © 1977, Rodolfo O. Cuellar
Untitled (August), from La Historia De California Calendar…
Artist
Date1977
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Rodolfo O. Cuellar, Chicano Art Expo, 1974, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 2020.15
Chicano Art Expo
Artist
Date1974
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Rodolfo O. Cuellar, Untitled (Cover), from La Historia de California 1977, 1977, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection, 2019.52.23, © 1977, Rodolfo O. Cuellar
Untitled (Cover), from La Historia de California 1977
Artist
Date1977
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Rodolfo O. Cuellar, Xicano Bicentenial 1776-1976, 1976, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Julia D. Strong Endowment, 2020.36.2, © 2020, Rodolfo O. Cuellar and RCAF
Xicano Bicentenial 1776 – 1976
Artist
Date1976
screenprint on paper
Not on view

More Artworks from the Collection

Browse All Artworks
Claire Falkenstein, City is Man, 1941-1952, linocut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.14, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
City is Man
Artist
Date1941-1952
linocut
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Untitled
Artist
Date1976
embossed paper
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Mandala, 1977, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.19, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Mandala
Artist
Date1977
lithograph
Not on view
Image Not Available
Les Quais de la Seine a Paris
Artist
Date1917
hand-colored etching on postcard
Not on view