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title: The Star by Degas
author: Musée d'Orsay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15550/the-star-by-degas/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Star by Degas
_Authored by Musée d'Orsay_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15550.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1876 pastel on paper, *The Star* (*l'étoile*), by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The artist painted many scenes of ballerinas, but most, like this one, are not of the dancers performing but either rehearsing or taking the applause of their audience. The angle at which we see the dancer suggests the viewer is sitting in one of the expensive boxes near to and above the stage. (Musée d'Orsay, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
d'Orsay, M. (2022, March 27). The Star by Degas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
d'Orsay, Musée. "The Star by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 27, 2022. .
### MLA
d'Orsay, Musée. "The Star by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Germain_Hilaire_Degas_018.jpg) by [**Musée d'Orsay**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edgar_Germain_Hilaire_Degas_018.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.