Hunt of the Tiger (from right). BronzeIdentifier: baryelifeworksof00deka (find matches)Title: Barye : life and works of Antoine Louis Barye ... in memory of an exhibition of his bronzes, paintings, and water-colors, held at New York, in aid of the fund for his monument at ParisYear: 1889 (1880s)Authors: De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935Subjects: Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875Publisher: New York : The Barye Monument AssociationContributing Library: Harold B. Lee LibraryDigitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young UniversityView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:No. 60. Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bianor.Bronze. Height, 50 inches.Text Appearing After Image:No. 63. Hunt of the Tiger (from right).Bronze. Height, 27 inches. THE LEGEND OF BASYES POVEETY must be on a level with the centaur to appreciate the muscular effectsin the monster stumbling to his death, the stern impassive face of hisexecutioner and the play of the dying centaurs hands, which are per-haps the most expressive points in the work. Baryes profound knowl-edge of the human figure, denied him during his life, but visible as wehave seen in his very earliest work, is nowhere more apparent than inTheseus and the human half of Bianor. The difficult feat of represent-ing, without a shock to our unaccustomed eyes, the place of juncturebetween the mans torso and that of the horse is accomplished withapparent ease. The lower part of the heros figure fills up and concealsthe broad planes of the human and equine backs, and prevents theuncomfortable effect which may be felt when we regard a centaur with-out a rider in Greek sculpture. The curved left fore leg and tail bringthe composiNote About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.

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