The Rehearsal (1878-79). Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Oil on canvas. The Frick C
The Rehearsal (1878-79). Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas (French, 1834-1917). Oil on canvas. The Frick Collection, New York.The perspective—skewed on a diagonal—shows a rehearsal studio in the Paris Opéra. Several dancers, whom we see on a slant, have just unfurled their right legs in waist-high dévelopés. They’re in the middle ground, kind of falling out of the painting on our right. In the foreground is is a carefully crafted face, belonging to the violinist who accompanies the dancers. -- source link
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