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Sémiramis construisant Babylone
Semiramis Building Babylon
Edgar Degas · 1860
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
About this painting
A history painting of the legendary Assyrian queen, revealing the young Degas still working in the grand academic tradition years before ballet and cafés seized him.
Painting Details
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
151 × 258 cm (59.4 × 101.6 in)
Painted at
Paris, France
Current location
Musée d'Orsay, Paris
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