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title: Dancers in the Classroom by Degas
author: Clark Art Institute
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15580/dancers-in-the-classroom-by-degas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Dancers in the Classroom by Degas
_Authored by Clark Art Institute_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15580.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1880 oil on canvas, *Dancers in the Classroom*, by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. The composition is striking as the dancers form a diagonal and receding line across the painting which contains a great empty space in the left quarter. The figures, as is often the case in Degas' paintings of dancers, are variously rehearsing or stretching and rubbing tired limbs. (Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Institute, C. A. (2022, March 29). Dancers in the Classroom by Degas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Institute, Clark Art. "Dancers in the Classroom by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2022. .
### MLA
Institute, Clark Art. "Dancers in the Classroom by Degas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.clarkart.edu/artpiece/detail/dancers-in-the-classroom) by **Clark Art Institute**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 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.