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·Favourites of the Musée d'Orsay

The Ballet Class

Degas · 1874

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Degas is another artist whose work gives us incredible insight into what life was like in 19th-century France.

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Degas loved ballet and painted ballet scenes his entire life.

He shared glimpses of the performances themselves, but also captured intimate details of the dance lessons and rehearsals.

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His paintings are cherished for their many details - the elegance of the dancers' movements, their intense concentration, the expression on their teachers' faces...

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Like the Impressionists, Degas wanted to capture the world around him, as he experienced it, in its immediacy.

However, unlike them, he preferred to paint indoors, working from the comfort of his own studio!

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