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Edgar Degas, a French painter and sculptor, was born in the family of a Parisian banker. He received a brilliant education at the Lyceum of Louis the Great, then studied

Degas often wrote dancers, their weekdays and performances. The technique of impressionism used by him was the best way to convey airy, static-free images. In the artist’s paintings fragile and

This picture is an important milestone in the development of not only French, but also European painting of the XIX century, primarily because before it anything similar from the point

After returning to Paris in 1859, Degas turns to historical themes, and one of the works of this series is the picture “Young Spartans, causing a contest of Spartans.” Despite

“Combing the hair” – a painting written in the late period of creativity, and when it was created, the artist used several sketches, as well as one of the works

After the 1870s, Degas painted only a few portraits, almost completely moving to pastel. However, this did not prevent him in 1886 to paint with oil a large portrait of

One of the most famous of his works – “Absinthe” Edgar Degas wrote in 1893, initially calling it “People in a cafe.” In the painting, the artist depicted two people

After 1870, Degas almost ceased to paint with oil, and the picture “Dancer with a photographer” presents a rare exception to this rule. The pose of the ballerina was “caught”

The next picture, which testifies to the growing skill of Degas, is the work “A Woman Sitting in a Vase with Flowers,” where the artist polishes his talent, and at

“They call me a painter of dancers,” Degas wrote. He really turned to this topic, and his early masterpiece “Rehearsal” allows you to appreciate all the uniqueness of the images

The painting “Gentlemen at the race: before the start” is part of a series of works Degas devoted to the theme related to equestrian sport. It is believed that the

Painting Woman at the toilet The Hermitage holds one of the best “pastel” works of the master – “The combing woman” or “Woman behind the toilet”. A young girl sitting

“Self-portrait in a soft hat” – a picture in which Degas is depicted not on a blank neutral background, that he practiced earlier, imitating the great representatives of the Spanish

The nude body became more often depicted Degas with the advent of the 1880s. The pastel “Taz” was written in 1886, and it depicts a girl who seemed not at

The well-known “Interior” is the artist’s most theatrical composition, depicting a man and a partially naked woman. The plot of the scene remains a mystery. The analysis by the scientists