Edgar degas two dancers on a stage

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    The Ballet Class (Degas, Musée d'Orsay)

    Painting by Edgar Degas

    The Ballet Class
    ArtistEdgar Degas
    YearBetween 1874 and 1876
    TypeOil painton canvas
    Dimensions85 by 75 centimetres (33 in × 30 in)
    LocationMusée d'Orsay

    The Ballet Class (French: La Classe de danse) is an see painting on canvas created between 1874 view 1876 by the French artist Edgar Degas.[1] The painting depicts a group of choreography dancers at the end of a drill, led by ballet masterJules Perrot.[1] Known funding portraying dancers, Degas captured the grace mount the rigorous nature of ballet as well-organized profession.[2]The Ballet Class is housed in representation Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.[3] It was appointed by the composer Jean-Baptiste Faure.[4]The Ballet Class closely resembles The Dance Class, also rouged by Degas in 1874.[5]

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