Adam Lenckhardt - Cleopatra - Walters 71416 - Right
Queen of Egypt (51-30 BC) and celebrated for her seductive beauty, Cleopatra is depicted taking her own life with the bite of a poisonous serpent. Writhing in pain, she embodies the baroque taste for plump fema... More
Afghani - Head of a Monk - Walters 25117
Anonymous (Afghani). 'Head of a Monk,' n.d.. stucco. Walters Art Museum (25.117): Bequest of A. B. Griswold, 1992.
Akhenaten (1351-1334) - Walters 2288
This female head has an elongated skull, and is probably a child of Amenhotep IV/Akhenaten (1351-1334 BCE). The eye is hollow for inlaying. The piece is broken across the neck, and is a forgery executed in the ... More
Alessandro Vittoria - Alessandro Vittoria - Bust of Marino Grimani - W...
Alessandro Vittoria was the leading sculptor of Venice during the late 16th century. He was particularly famous for his elegant portrait busts of Venetian dignitaries carved in the ancient style. His marble bus... More
Alexander Phimister Proctor - Buffalo - Walters 2815 - Side A
NaN Public domain photograph - lion, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Alfred Jacquemart - Monkey - Walters 542496 - Right Side
Although Jacquemart studied with the painter Paul Delaroche (French, 1797-1856) and the decorative artist Jean-Baptiste-Jules Klagmann (French, 1810-67), he was deeply influenced by Antoine-Louis Barye (French,... More
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi - The Story of the Man Falsely Accused of Incest ...
This illustration from Walters manuscript W.624 depicts the story told to Bahram Gur by the princess of the sandalwood pavilion. The young prince who was wrongfully accused of incest follows the advice of three... More
Anatolian - Griffin Fibula - Walters 542232
The human hand on the foreleg of the griffin would have held the pin of this brooch.
Anatolian - Head and Torso of a Woman - Walters 57972
This hollow figure holding her breasts probably was part of a table or chair leg. The provincial character of the partly opened mouth and bulging eyes is associated with the metalworking tradition of Urartu.
Anatolian - Sacred Bull - Walters 541671
Bulls with a silver triangle between their horns have been found in central Anatolian royal burials. The collar and holes for a nose ring suggest that the animal may have been harnessed to a god's chariot.
Andrea Ferrucci - Saint Catherine of Alexandria - Walters 27579
Saint Catherine of Alexandria (Egypt) was a noblewoman, who, in the early 4th century, challenged the pagan Roman emperor with her faith in Christ. The emperor ordered her to be executed on a spiked wheel, but ... More
Andrea Riccio - Silenus Straddles a Wine-Skin - Walters 5437 - Group
Attributed to Andrea Riccio (Italian, 1470-1532). 'Silenus straddles a wine-skin,' 16th century. Bronze originally plated with silver. Walters Art Museum (54.37): Acquired by Henry Walters.
Andrea Riccio - The Shepherd Daphnis with Pipes - Walters 54234 - View...
The naturalism and lyricism of this bronze statuette make it a masterpiece of the Renaissance. Riccio (also known as Andrea Briosco), one of the greatest artists in this genre, was a member of the humanist circ... More
Andrea Riccio - The Shepherd Daphnis with Pipes - Walters 54234 - View...
The naturalism and lyricism of this bronze statuette make it a masterpiece of the Renaissance. Riccio (also known as Andrea Briosco), one of the greatest artists in this genre, was a member of the humanist circ... More
Andrea Riccio - The Shepherd Daphnis with Pipes - Walters 54234 - View...
The naturalism and lyricism of this bronze statuette make it a masterpiece of the Renaissance. Riccio (also known as Andrea Briosco), one of the greatest artists in this genre, was a member of the humanist circ... More
Andrea Riccio - The Shepherd Daphnis with Pipes - Walters 54234 - View...
The naturalism and lyricism of this bronze statuette make it a masterpiece of the Renaissance. Riccio (also known as Andrea Briosco), one of the greatest artists in this genre, was a member of the humanist circ... More
Antico - Venus as Spiritual Love (Venus Caritas) - Walters 541027 - De...
The artist's preoccupation with antiquity earned him his nickname. His patrons, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, sent him to Rome to study ancient sculpture so that he would be able to seek out antiquities for pur... More
Antico - Venus as Spiritual Love (Venus Caritas) - Walters 541027 - Vi...
The artist's preoccupation with antiquity earned him his nickname. His patrons, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, sent him to Rome to study ancient sculpture so that he would be able to seek out antiquities for pur... More
Antico - Venus as Spiritual Love (Venus Caritas) - Walters 541027 - Vi...
The artist's preoccupation with antiquity earned him his nickname. His patrons, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, sent him to Rome to study ancient sculpture so that he would be able to seek out antiquities for pur... More
Antico - Venus as Spiritual Love (Venus Caritas) - Walters 541027 - Vi...
The artist's preoccupation with antiquity earned him his nickname. His patrons, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, sent him to Rome to study ancient sculpture so that he would be able to seek out antiquities for pur... More
Antico - Venus as Spiritual Love (Venus Caritas) - Walters 541027
The artist's preoccupation with antiquity earned him his nickname. His patrons, the Gonzaga family of Mantua, sent him to Rome to study ancient sculpture so that he would be able to seek out antiquities for pur... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - "Surtout de table" - Bear Hunt - Walters 27183 -...
This sculpture of a 16th-century German hunt was placed next to the "Wild Bull Hunt" (Walters 27.178) near one end of the centerpiece. Two hunters, one on foot and the other mounted on a rearing horse, are acco... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - "Surtout de table" - Elk Hunt - Walters 27175 - ...
In the duke of Orléans' table centerpiece, the "Elk Hunt," a scene set in Mongolia, was originally placed on top of a small, temple-like base flanked with figurative statuettes by the sculptor Antoine Moine (17... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - "Surtout de table" - Lion Hunt - Walters 27174 -...
In this North African scene, two Arab hunters pursue a lion and lioness, which, in turn, have been gnawing a fallen water buffalo. The horsemen's billowing garments add to the sense of drama. Scholars have sugg... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - African Elephant Running - Walters 2755
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of a bronze sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Algerian Dromedary - Walters 27102
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Amazon in Costume of 1830 - Walters 27145 - Prof...
In the 19th century, the term "Amazon" was applied to women riders as well as to their long riding habits or costumes. This young woman mounted side-saddle may be Hélène of Mecklenberg-Schwerin (1814-1858), who... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Ape Riding a Gnu - Walters 27121 - Profile
In this amusing sculpture, Barye parodies the tradition of the equestrian monument. An ape from Sumatra, Indonesia, named Jack rides on the back of an African antelope with buffalo-like antlers-a gnu or wildebe... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Arab Horseman Killing a Lion - Walters 27158
The base of this piece is cast separately. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Attacking Tiger - Walters 2747
This wax piece is the original model for Walters 27.48. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Bear on a Tree Devouring an Owl - Walters 2778
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Bear Standing Upright - Walters 27137
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Bull Attacked by a Bear - Walters 27106
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of a bronze sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Bull on the Defensive - Walters 2741 - Left
This piece is cast and has a green marble base. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Candelabra of Nine Lights, Candelabra with Nine ...
Barye produced decorative objects as well as figurative sculptures. His revival of the Renaissance style is illustrated by this pair of candelabra, which incorporates such classical motifs as the palmette-shape... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Charles VII, the Victorious - Walters 27164 - Pr...
After French forces led by Joan of Arc lifted the siege of Orléans in 1429, Charles (1403-61) was crowned king of France in Reims Cathedral. Although he failed to prevent Joan of Arc from being burnt at the sta... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Crocodile Devouring an Antelope - Walters 27150 ...
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). 'Crocodile Devouring an Antelope,' 19th century. bronze. Walters Art Museum (27.150): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters.
Antoine-Louis Barye - Deer Brought Down by Three Hounds of Algeria - W...
This sculpture is cast in several pieces. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Deer with Foreleg Raised - Walters 2790 - Profil...
The firm of Besse et Cie included this statuette among 23 small sculptures by Barye offered for sale in 1844. In the catalogue, they are described as "appropriate to serve as paperweights, desk ornaments, and s... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Doe Lying Down - Walters 2730
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Dog Pointing - Walters 2734
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Eagle Carrying Off a Snake - Walters 27104
This piece is cast, and has a green marble base. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Eagle Holding a Heron (first version) - Walters ...
An eagle, with its beak opened as though it is screeching, has landed on a rock and leans over the lifeless body of a heron. This composition is one of several that trace their origin to a project that the Fren... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Egyptian Dromedary - Walters 27118
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Elephant Killing a Tiger - Walters 2769
This piece is cast with the base. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Elephant of Cochin-China - Walters 2761
The base of this piece is cast separately. Public domain photograph of a sculpture, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Elk Surprised by a Lynx - Walters 27136
The base of this piece is cast separately. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Gaston de Foix (1489-1512) on Horseback - Walter...
The court of Louis-Philippe looked to the Valois dynasty of French monarchs (1328-1589) for historical forebears, despite their tenuous connections. Barye produced three equestrian sculptures representing Valoi... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Greyhound Retrieving a Hare - Walters 27100
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). 'Greyhound Retrieving a Hare,' 19th century. bronze, green varnish patina. Walters Art Museum (27.100): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?).
Antoine-Louis Barye - Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar - Walters 2719...
The Greek mythological hero Hercules performs the third of the twelve labors assigned to him by Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae: to capture a fierce boar that had been terrorizing Arcadia in ancient Greece and ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Jaguar Devouring a Hare - Walters 27180 - Profil...
Barye contrasts the powerful, broadly rendered muscular build of the jaguar with the more detailed, limp body of the terror-stricken hare. The cat's ears are pressed against its head and its features are convul... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Jaguar Devouring an Agouti - Walters 2785
The base of this piece is cast separately. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Juno - Walters 27141
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). 'Juno,' 19th century. gilt bronze. Walters Art Museum (27.141): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?).
Antoine-Louis Barye - Lion and Serpent (No 2) - Walters 2792 - Profile
Although listed as No. 2, this version of the sculpture was actually Barye's third variant. It is distinguished by the larger and more threatening snake and by the tufted rather than flowing mane. This particul... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Lion and Serpent, No 2 - Walters 27157 - Three Q...
First exhibited as a plaster cast at the Paris Salon of 1833, Lion and Serpent may be regarded as one of Barye's most significant masterpieces. In showing an animal subject rather than a figurative work, Barye ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Napoleon I - Walters 27163
Barye was commissioned by the city of Grenoble, France, to produce an over-life-size sculpture of Napoleon I seated on a horse. The statue, which was never completed, was intended to commemorate Napoleon's arri... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Nereid - Walters 27108
This piece is cast. The nereid's mirror is missing. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Nude Woman with Sword, Justice (?) - Walters 271...
Antoine-Louis Barye (French, 1795-1875). 'Nude Woman with Sword (Justice (?)),' 19th century. gilt bronze. Walters Art Museum (27.195): Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters (?).
Antoine-Louis Barye - Ocelot Carrying a Heron - Walters 27130
The cat is cast separately. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Ocelot Carrying a Heron - Walters 27131
The cat is cast separately. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Panther and Deer on a Rock - Walters 27110
This sculpture is cast in two pieces. One prong of the antler has broken off.
Antoine-Louis Barye - Panther of Tunis - Walters 2743
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Rearing Bull - Walters 2738 - Profile
Although Barye preferred wild animals over farm animals as subjects, he created several sculptures of powerful bulls during the early 1840s. They may have been related to the half-man, half-bull monster in his ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Roger and Angelica Mounted on the Hippogriff - W...
This subject is taken from Orlando Furioso, an epic poem set in the 9th century written by Ludovico Ariosto in 1516. Roger, a knight at the court of King Charlemagne, has rescued the princess of Cathay, who had... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Seated Bear - Walters 2776
"Martin," as bears were fondly nicknamed by visitors to the Jardin des Plantes, playfully tugs its foot with its forepaw. At the zoological garden in Paris, the bears were among the most popular attractions.
Antoine-Louis Barye - Seated Elk; Fallen Stag - Walters 2733 - Profile
A stag, driven to exhaustion, collapses. Although Barye usually had his sculptures edited, or cast, in multiples, this statuette appears to be unique. It has been treated as a pair and mounted on a similar, mar... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Seated Lion No 1 - Walters 27120 - Three Quarter
In 1846, the government of King Louis-Philippe commissioned Barye to produce a life-size statue of a seated lion, which was installed in the Tuileries Gardens near his "Lion and Serpent" of 1833. Unlike the ear... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Seated Lion No 1 - Walters 27120
In 1846, the government of King Louis-Philippe commissioned Barye to produce a life-size statue of a seated lion, which was installed in the Tuileries Gardens near his "Lion and Serpent" of 1833. Unlike the ear... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Sketches of a Lion - Walters 372248
Barye drew these sketches in preparation for modeling "Lion and Serpent," his famous statue, which originally stood in front of the Tuileries Palace. In addition to showing the lion with its forepaw raised, as ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Sleeping Greyhound - Walters 2770
This piece is cast. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Spaniel and Goose - Walters 2754
This piece has a base that is cast separately. Public domain photograph of a bronze sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Spaniel and Goose - Walters 2797 - Profile
Barye has treated a favorite subject of the 18th-century painter Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755). The small scale of the piece, the delicacy of the details, and the manner in which light reflects off the irregu... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Stag Attacked by a Lynx - Walters 27148 - Profil...
When a plaster model of this sculpture was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1834, the critic Maurice-Alexandre Decamps commented "Barye's animal combats are little dramas, full of emotion and palpitating with li... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Stag with Head Raised Upwards; Stag Feeding - Wa...
Barye modeled this statuette while employed by the goldsmith Jacques Henri Fauconnier (1779-1839). To conceal the fact that this piece and Walters 27.74 are of different metal alloys, they have been gilded and ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Stork Standing on a Turtle - Walters 27139 - Pro...
One possible source for this amusing but improbable subject was an illustration of an ancient oil lamp published in 1804 by the engraver Lorenzo Roccheggiani (active 1800-17). Another possible source is an engr... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Tartar Warrior Checking His Horse - Walters 2715...
This warrior is missing the plume from his helmet. Public domain photograph of sculpture, statue, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Antoine-Louis Barye - Theseus and the Minotaur (Second Version) - Walt...
In ancient Crete, King Minos had demanded that seven Athenian youths and seven maidens be sacrificed each year to the Minotaur, a monster with a bull's head. Posing as one of the youths, the Athenian hero These... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Turkish Horse, No 2 - Walters 2767 - Profile
In a catalogue issued by the firm Besse et Cie in 1844, this stately horse with its long, flowing mane is described as follows: This horse is fully at liberty, freely inhaling the air through its nostrils; prou... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Turtle - Walters 2756 - Top
The turtle, which was probably intended to serve as a paperweight, has been rendered with extraordinary attention to realistic detail. This may have been an instance in which Barye had a plaster cast made from ... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Turtle on a Base Strewn with Leaves and a Shell ...
This piece is cast.
Antoine-Louis Barye - Two Bears Wrestling - Walters 2777 - Profile
In the 1833 Salon catalogue, Barye listed this work as "Struggle between Two Bears, One from North America and the Other from the Indies."
Antoine-Louis Barye - Two Dogs and a Rabbit - Walters 27194
This piece is cast and is on a black stone base.
Antoine-Louis Barye - Walking Tiger - Walters 2748 - Profile
This striding cat was described as follows in the catalogue of Besse et Cie in 1844: Here is the development of muscular force, and the absence of passion; it is the animal in all the beauty of its form, in its... More
Antoine-Louis Barye - Walking Wolf - Walters 2765 - Profile
A ferocious-looking, striding wolf walks bares its teeth. This unique cast is fastened to a black marble plinth bearing a plaque inscribed: To his friend Rousseau / His admirer A. L. Barye. Since the 1840s, Bar... More
Antonello Gaggini - Female Saint - Walters 27543
Antonello Gaggini, the most important sculptor of Sicily during the 16th century, was the head of a large workshop. This piece was probably begun by Antonello and finished after his death by his son Antonino. W... More
Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058 - Three Quarter Right
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Arenal - Seated Male Figure - Walters 20092058
Anonymous (Mexican). 'Seated Warrior Figure,' 1st century BC-AD 3rd century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.58): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.
Artus Quellinus I - Sleeping Infant - Walters 71393 - Three Quarter
The subject of a sleeping infant in ivory was popular with collectors as an amusing response to Greek or Roman statues of a sleeping Cupid that were known in the Renaissance. The Antwerp collector Nicholas Roch... More
Atelier at Reims - Portion of a Statue of a Bishop - Walters 27289
This stone statue was formerly polychromed. It is possibly from the tomb of St. Remi at Reims. The piece depitcts the Bishop of Langres who held the scepter at the ceremony of the coronation of the Kings of France.
Auguste Rodin - The Death of Adonis - Walters 27491
According to Greek mythology, the goddess Aphrodite fell passionately in love with the beautiful youth Adonis. When he was killed in a hunting accident, Aphrodite's grief was so overwhelming that the gods allow... More
Auguste-Nicolas Cain - Lion and Lioness Attacking a Wild Boar - Walter...
Cain, the son of a butcher, was a highly regarded animal sculptor who modeled large-scale works for public locations in Paris, such as the Luxembourg Gardens, the Tuileries Gardens, and the city hall. This part... More
Augustin Jean Moreau-Vauthier - A Florentine Lady - Walters 71446 (2)
A lady carved of ivory wears a silver-gilt lace collar set with pearls. She recalls images of Marie de' Medici (1573-1642), the queen of France, as painted by the Flemish 17th-century masters Peter Paul Rubens ... More
Augustin Jean Moreau-Vauthier - A Florentine Lady - Walters 71446
A lady carved of ivory wears a silver-gilt lace collar set with pearls. She recalls images of Marie de' Medici (1573-1642), the queen of France, as painted by the Flemish 17th-century masters Peter Paul Rubens ... More
Augustin Jean Moreau-Vauthier - Bust of a Bacchante - Walters 71426
The laughing bacchante turns her head to the left. She wears grape leaves in her hair, which is coiled in back and falls in tresses over her shoulders. When acquired, the edge of the base of the ivory was encir... More
Augustin Jean Moreau-Vauthier - The Three Theological Virtues - Walter...
Shown in a Gothic architectural setting are statues of the personifications of the three theological Virtues: Charity, leading a child and carrying an infant; Faith, holding a cross and chalice; and Hope, with ... More
Aztec - Knotted Rattlesnake - Walters 292 - View B
Compact and smoothly polished, this rattlesnake displays typical Aztec sculptural techniques. Both the musculature of this snake's body and its head have been sculpted in great detail. The eyes were probably on... More
Aztec - Standard Bearer - Walters 291 - Front Group
This figure with a plumed feather headdress (indicating high status) was a sentinel of the type that stood at the top of a temple staircase in Tenochtitlán (present-day Mexico City), the great capital city of t... More
Bangladeshi - Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara - Walters 543006 - View A
Lightly clad and sparsely ornamented, the ascetic bodhisattva is seated in the graceful "lalitasana" on a lotus with a prominent calyx and broad petals placed atop a plain rectangular base with molding at the b... More
Bangladeshi - Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara - Walters 543006 - View B
Lightly clad and sparsely ornamented, the ascetic bodhisattva is seated in the graceful "lalitasana" on a lotus with a prominent calyx and broad petals placed atop a plain rectangular base with molding at the b... More