L'Orchestre de l'Opéra
The Orchestra at the Opera
Edgar Degas · 1868
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
About this painting
Degas placed his musician friends in the pit while dancers' legs are cropped off at the top — the orchestra, not the ballet, is the true subject.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
56 × 46 cm (22 × 18.1 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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