Satan

Maker and role
Artist: Jean-Jacques Feuchère, French, 1807-1852
 Year
1833
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Bronze
Measurements
height, 13 1/4in (33.7cm)
Credit line
Gift of Robert L. B. Tobin
Accession number
1993.13.1
Object type
Sculpture
Department
European and American Art
Location
Not on view
Further information
Feuchère depicts Satan, with bat-like wings wrapped around his body after he has fallen from heaven, as a symbol of rebellion.
Documentation
Modern Art at the McNay: A Brief History and Pictorial Survey of the Collection; William J. Chiego; 2001; p. 24
Fine Art Connoisseur; Aug 2008
Docent information sheet
http://collection.mcnayart.org/docs/feuchere.pdf
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