Year between 1871 and 1874 Artist Edgar Degas Created 1871–1874 Periods Impressionism, Modern art | Type Oil paint on canvas Location Musée d'Orsay Genre History painting Media Canvas, Paint, Oil paint | |
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Dimensions 85 by 75 centimetres (33 in × 30 in) Similar Edgar Degas artwork, Artwork at Musée d'Orsay, Impressionist artwork | ||
The Ballet Class (French: La Classe de danse) is a painting by Edgar Degas, which was painted between 1871 and 1874. It is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France. It was commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Faure. Degas temporarily abandoned work on this painting, and delivered a work of a similar name to Faure.
The painting depicts dancers at the end of a lesson under ballet master Jules Perrot. Perrot and Degas were friends, and Perrot allowed Degas access to dance classes.
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