The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)
Edgar Degas · 1871
The story
The Ballet Class (French: La Classe de danse) is an oil painting on canvas created between 1874 and 1876 by the French artist Edgar Degas. The painting depicts a group of ballet dancers at the end of a lesson, led by ballet master Jules Perrot. Known for portraying dancers, Degas captured the grace and the rigorous nature of ballet as a profession. The Ballet Class is housed in the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. It was commissioned by the composer Jean-Baptiste Faure. The Ballet Class closely resembles The Dance Class, also painted by Degas in 1874.
- Artist
- Edgar Degas
- Date
- 1871
- Collection
- Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France
- Movement
- Impressionism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 85 × 75 cm
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