Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. [modern European styles and movements]
7. [modern European regional styles and movements]
8. [modern French styles and movements]
9. [modern French fine arts styles and movements]

Anotations

Scope note:

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.