. 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. thatconsciously or unconsciously Barye modeled the male in preference tothe female, and so consistently did he do this throughout his life that itseems intentional. How otherwise did he escape from the mare andthe cow, the ewe of the common sheep and the females of various breedsof dogs which offer considerable differences from their males in shape,size and disposition of coat? And yet when he did model the f
. 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. thatconsciously or unconsciously Barye modeled the male in preference tothe female, and so consistently did he do this throughout his life that itseems intentional. How otherwise did he escape from the mare andthe cow, the ewe of the common sheep and the females of various breedsof dogs which offer considerable differences from their males in shape,size and disposition of coat? And yet when he did model the female he was not weak or lionesses just mentioned are superb pieces notwithstanding theirlittle size, having to the full that look of haughty and lonely grandeurwhich is found in the lion. But his figures of women are still moreremarkable for their beauty. While they are few compared with thefigures of men, they have a certain grandeur. The equestrian statu-ette called LAmazone, a lady in the riding costume of 1830 or there-abouts, is a marvel of balance. She sits her horse magnificently. Noneof the painters of that period who have tried their hand at the same 124.
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