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Bronze Sculpture - Athlete Strangling a Python
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1973P42 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Paintings and Sculpture |
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Date: | 1877 - 1877 |
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Maker Information | Sculptor: | Lord Frederic Leighton - View biography for Lord Frederic Leighton |
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Notes | Lord Leighton is better know as a painter than as a sculptor. When he exhibited a life-size version at the Royal Academy in 1877 it caused a sensation. Its dynamic vigorous style was very different from the colder more passive Victorian work. It was considered to mark the beginning of a movement called 'The New Sculpture' which included the sculptors Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934), George Frampton (1860-1928) and Thomas Brock (1847-1922). | Purchased from the Handley-Read Collection, 1973. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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Medium: | Cast bronze. |
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Material(s): | Bronze |
Dimensions | Height: | 550 mm |
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Width: | 300 mm |
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Depth: | 345 mm |
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