Autore
Johnston/Kelly
Editore
Prestel
Luogo di pubblicazione
ISBN
Pagine
304
Dimensioni
25 x 29
Lingua
Anno pubblicazione
2006
Rilegatura
Illustrazioni
315 ill , 189 col.
Antoine-Louis Barye's animal sculptures are celebrated as much for their technical brilliance and painstaking detail as for their uncanny resemblance to their subjects. Principally known as an animal sculptor, he was also a consummate modeler of the human form. This volume gathers Barye's works from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, whose collection of the artist's work is second only to that of the Louvre. In addition to the artist's magnificent and anatomically accurate sculptures, the book also features his often-overlooked paintings and drawings. A critical examination of his techniques draws on recent conservation work, and thoughtful assessments of the critical debates surrounding his work provide new insights for scholars and enthusiasts of nineteenthcentury sculpture.