Just in case you need a break from doom scrolling today, here’s something beautiful. 🫱 This painting by Edgar Degas is one of the first ballet paintings he ever made. 🩰 It’s a scene set in the rehearsal room of the Paris Opéra circa 1870. A violinist plays, and the dancers—graceful, focused, maybe a little tired—are preparing for a performance. Degas’s paintings of ballerinas challenged the status quo in the 19th century. They showed more than just the elegance of the dancers, they revealed the rigor, the discipline, the human side of ballet. The struggle behind the beauty. See this painting in person and witness the birth of the impressionist movement in our #Paris1874 exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to plan your visit and be a part of this transformative chapter in art history. __ 🖼 Edgar Degas, “The Dancing Class,” 1870, oil painting on wood, 8 in × 11 in., Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 🎥 Animation designed by Fgreat . . . . #art #arte #france #french #paris...