Pair of Nine Light Candelabra with Six Figures, Masks, and Chimeras
Two matching bronze candelabra stand side by side, each with branching arms that hold candle cups. Figures climb the central stem and embrace at the base, above a baluster decorated with masks and a shallow foot.
Look closer: The second candelabrum is a mirror image of the first, placed beside it.
- Artist
- Antoine-Louis Barye
- Date
- modeled ca. 1840, possibly cast between 1857 and 1875
- Medium
- Bronze (sand cast)
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 3502 × 4000 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1910