START WITH ART: Lion and Serpent

We're starting our day by examining the sculpture pictured below. Take a look at the artwork then read the questions to the students/children in your life and see how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking!

Title: Lion and Serpent

Artist: Antoine-Louis Barye

Date: 1832

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: 22.9 × 34.3 × 17.1 cm

Start with Art Questions:

• Why did the artist decide to create a sculpture featuring a lion and a serpent? What might these animals symbolize?

• What details can you notice in the "Lion and Serpent" sculpture? Take a close look at the bronze sculpture. What characteristics can you identify in the lion and the serpent? How does the artist capture the movement and interaction between the two creatures?

• Use your imagination! If the lion and serpent in the sculpture could move and talk, what  stories do you think they would have? 

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