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Jean-Jacques Feuchère
Satancirca 1836

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Dark brown patinated bronze sculpture of a seated horned demon with large bat wings, crouching on a rocky base with fists raised to its face
Dark patinated bronze sculpture of a kneeling winged figure with a horned head, arms raised so that large bat-like wings arch overhead, with clawed feet and a muscular torso, highly polished surface with textured wing membranes

Jean-Jacques Feuchère, Satan, circa 1836, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Times Mirror Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jean-Jacques Feuchère
France, Paris, 1807-1852
Title
Satan
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1836
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
31 × 21 × 12 1/2 in. (78.74 × 53.34 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Times Mirror Foundation
Accession Number
M.77.45
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Butler, Ruth; Hargrove, June E.; Holderbaum, James; Hunisak, John M. and Anne M. Wagner. The Romantics to Rodin. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1980.
  • Price, Lorna. Masterpieces from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.

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