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Antoine-Louis Barye — Tiger Devouring a Gavial
Antoine-Louis Barye

Tiger Devouring a Gavial

1831

Reflecting 19th-century fascination with exotic wildlife, this bronze exemplifies Barye's skill in depicting predatory violence with both scientific accuracy and Romantic intensity.

Medium
bronze

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Antoine-Louis Barye, Tiger Devouring a Gavial, 1831

Reflecting 19th-century fascination with exotic wildlife, this bronze exemplifies Barye's skill in depicting predatory violence with both scientific accuracy and Romantic intensity.

Medium
bronze
Year
1831
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Bronze, Dramatic, French, Animal, Sculpture, Tiger, Romanticism, Intense, Nature

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