Lion About to Strike a Serpent (Lion la patte levée sur un serpent) or (Esquisse du lion des Tuileries)

Antoine-Louis Barye · modeled 1832, executed before 1847

What you practise here

Barye: big cats, mass and power

Look for the ribcage and pelvis under the fur, then the rhythm of the spine. Gesture before anatomy.

Public-domain artwork from a museum collection, reproduced for study. 100% real art — 0% AI.

Other artworks to study

Tiger in Repose Lion Attacking a Boar Studies of Animals (verso) Antoine-Louis Barye - Sketch After Oudry - Walters 372031 Antoine-Louis Barye - Sketches of Head of Lioness - Walters 372218 Antoine-Louis Barye - Mastiffs and the Head of a Wild Boar - Walters 372033