La Classe de Danse (The Dance Class) depicts a rehearsal at the old Paris Opera on the rue Le Peletier, with ballet master Jules Perrot presiding over young dancers at rest and in motion. It is one of Degas' earliest and most celebrated treatments of the ballet subjects he returned to for the rest of his career.
Facts
Disputed
Year CreatedMuseum dating gives a range of circa 1871 to 1874 rather than a single year; 1873 is used here as the midpoint estimate. Connections
Created By
In Form
In Movement
Source Gardner's Art Through the AgesFred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner)
Sources
1. Musee d'Orsay
Gardner's Art Through the Ages
Fred S. Kleiner (after Helen Gardner), Cengage LearningIn Movement: Impressionism, chapter on Impressionism, section on Edgar Degas
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