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title: The Dance Class by Degas
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15552/the-dance-class-by-degas/
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# The Dance Class by Degas

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## Image File

[![The Dance Class by Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15552.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15552.png)

## Image Caption

An 1874 oil on canvas painting, *The Dance Class*, by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The expert conducting the class, probably an examination in the [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) Opera, is Jules Perrot (1810-1892). The scene is one that typically interested Degas – where dancers ready themselves for an important moment, in this case, their individual performance of a particular movement to be judged by Perrot. This work was shown in the 1876 Impressionist Exhibition in Paris. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, March 27). The Dance Class by Degas. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15552/the-dance-class-by-degas/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Dance Class by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 27, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15552/the-dance-class-by-degas/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "The Dance Class by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15552/the-dance-class-by-degas/>.

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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438817?) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438817?). 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: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.