Edgar Degas
French ballet artist
Edgar Degas was a French painter and sculptor of the late nineteenth century, associated with the Impressionists though he preferred "Realist." He is best known for his paintings of ballet dancers, often depicting rehearsals and performances from unexpected angles.
His work emphasized movement, modern life, and the human figure: The museum's Degas collection draws crowds every weekend.
People who move rhythmically
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- pointe shoesRigid-toed dance footwear
- barreFixed studio rail
rehearsal · backstage · Opera · arabesque · plié · corps de ballet · pas de deux · choreography
Pigment bound with linseed
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- brushstrokesMarks left by painting
color · technique · draftsmanship · studio · easel · masterpiece · gallery · Musée d'Orsay
France's chief city
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
- OperaSung dramatic theatrical form
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
Haussmann · flâneur · bohemian · racecourse · laundress · milliner · absinthe · modernity
French Impressionist surname
- RenoirFrench Impressionist master
- plein-airPainting outdoors, on location
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
Manet · color · luminosity · atmosphere · avant-garde · Salon · exhibition · movement
dancers
People who move rhythmically
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
- pointe shoesRigid-toed dance footwear
barre · rehearsal · backstage · Opera · arabesque · plié · corps de ballet · pas de deux · choreography · practice
oil paint
Pigment bound with linseed
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
brushstrokes · color · technique · draftsmanship · studio · easel · masterpiece · gallery · Musée d'Orsay · portrait
Paris
France's chief city
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- caféCasual eatery serving drinks
- OperaSung dramatic theatrical form
boulevard · Haussmann · flâneur · bohemian · racecourse · laundress · milliner · absinthe · modernity · urban
Monet
French Impressionist surname
- RenoirFrench Impressionist master
- plein-airPainting outdoors, on location
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
Manet · light · color · luminosity · atmosphere · avant-garde · Salon · exhibition · movement · fleeting
bronze
Copper-tin alloy
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- maquettePreliminary sculptural study
figurine · three-dimensional · casting · foundry · patina · form · texture · gesture · anatomy · movement
- artistsPablo Picasso, painter, artist, illustrators, Leonardo da Vinci
- French Artrealism, Post-Impressionism, cubism, surrealism, Fauvism
- French Impressionismimpressionism, Impressionism, Monet, Renoir, plein air
- French LuminariesVictor Hugo, Emile Zola, Claude Monet, Louis Pasteur, Gustave Eiffel
- French NotablesVictor Hugo, Emile Zola, Zola, Marcel Proust, Proust
- Impressionismwater lilies, Claude Monet, Giverny, Monet, Renoir