Bronze Marble Statue Lion Snake Serpent Louvre Classic

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You are bidding on Beautiful Bronze Statue of a Male Lion & Serpent with a Black Marble Base in excellent condition. Lion and Serpent was first exhibited as a life size plaster by Barye at the Paris Salon in 1833. This model was to symbolize the the rise of Louis-Philippe to the throne of France in the July Revolution of 1830. The plaster was purchased by the Crown, cast in bronze at the Kings request, and reentered in the Salon of 1836. This acknowledgment by the King of animal sculpture was to be a turning point in the acceptance of animals as an appropriate subject for art. This monument was to be installed at the gardens of the Tuileries Palace before being moved to the entrance of the Louvre, w it is today. Barye's acceptance as a sculptor by the Monarchy provoked many in the art world against him and helped accelerate his notoriety. Our example of Lion and Serpent is the early, first version small reduction, as offered by Barye with the paws of the lion on the ground as it is in the monument. It is finished in a multi-layer dark brown and green patina and is made of the red bronze alloy formula favored by Barye in his foundry. The detail in this cast is very precise and crisp. A similar example of this variation is located at the Walthers Museum in Baltimore, Md. and is illustrated in The Barye Bronzes a Catalogue Raisonne read more

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