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Python and a Gnu by Antoine Louis Barye — VisualArtsDB

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Python and a Gnu

Python and a Gnu

Python and a Gnu

Antoine Louis Barye

1930–1940

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 26.8 × 40.1 × 19.7 cm (10 9/16 × 15 3/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
Genre: Statuette
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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nineteenth century

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