<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Animalier</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>modern French fine arts styles and movements</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Animalier Sculpture</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Sculpture, Animalier</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the style associated with a group of mid-nineteenth century French sculptors who produced small scale representations of domestic and wild animals.  Drawing on a fascination with zoology and observations made at the Paris Jardin des Plantes, their work is know for its realism and the depiction of cruelty and power in the natural world. ]]></note></mads>