The fundamentals of ballet haven’t changed all that much since its invention in 15th-century Italy. Yet the popular image of this deeply traditional medium has been largely defined by the talents of ...
Edgar Degas was tired of picturing dancers. For two decades he had sketched performers all over the Paris Opera Ballet, from classroom to staircase to wings. He had cheered their successes onstage and ...
From family portraits to absinthe drinkers, racehorses to circus performers, Edgar Degas depicted many subjects in his pieces, but his most prolific output was paintings of young Parisian ballerinas.
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