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Theseus wrestling with the Centaur
Barye produced a large number of sculptures, drawings and paintings of animals. His greatest fascination was for exotic animals – an interest he shared with Delacroix. Both artists frequently went to the travelling zoo that visited Paris around 1830, where they could study the famous tiger Atir at close range. Drama and combat are recurrent themes in Barye’s oeuvre. In some works he combines reali…
Creator
- Antoine-Louis Barye
- Antoine-Louis Barye
Type of item
- Visual arts
- sculpture (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065174
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Creator
- Antoine-Louis Barye
- Antoine-Louis Barye
Type of item
- Visual arts
- sculpture (visual works)
- http://udcdata.info/065174
- Visual Works (hierarchy name)
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Nationalmuseum, Sweden
Provenance
- Purchased 1983
Identifier
- NMSk 2258
- 28259
Extent
- Mått 74 cm
Format
- Bronze
- Bronze
Providing country
- Sweden
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-01-11T14:10:17.604Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2017-01-11T14:27:44.028Z