Bull

Art Institute of Chicago

Bull

Emmanuel Fremiet (French, 1824–1910)LinkedCulture matchlcp-8c1d9ca4114b

Date
c. 1896
Medium
Glazed stoneware
Culture
France
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
246811

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This bull and its pelican companion are in fact chimeras: imaginative beasts composed of disparate body parts from two or more animals. French sculptor Emmanuel Fremiet merged the contemporary fascination with medieval imagery—particularly gargoyles—with his lifelong zoological studies. The gothic influence shows in each creature’s set of batlike wings, while the pelican’s mismatched but eerily realistic frog body displays Fremiet’s naturalist bent.

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Purchased with funds provided by Constance T. and Donald W. Patterson through the Old Masters Society

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AAT300386308

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  • Representative object from the topic French Animalier Bronze Sculptures
    French Animalier Bronze Sculptures

    These objects are French bronze animal sculptures from the 19th-early 20th century animalier tradition, which specialized in realistic depictions of wildlife and domestic animals.

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