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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 Paris
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935
Subjects: Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875
Publisher: New York : The Barye Monument Association
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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No. 60. Theseus Slaying the Centaur Bianor.Bronze. Height, 50 inches.
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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 composi

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