War
Maker
Antoine-Louis Barye
(French,1796 - 1875)
Additional Title(s)
- La Force Protegeant Le Travail
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Date19th century
Mediumbronze
Dimensionsheight: 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.)
DescriptionThis bronze sculpture shows a personification of war as a male figure wearing a laurel wreath, a symbol of triumph. He is seated on a recumbent horse next to a putto blowing his heralding horn.
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Bequest of Edith A. Digate
Status
On viewObject number2002.31.1
