Young Spartans Exercising

Jeunes Spartiates à l'entraînement

Young Spartans Exercising

Edgar Degas · 1860

National Gallery

London, United Kingdom

About this painting

X-rays have revealed Degas repeatedly repainted these adolescent figures' faces and poses, reworking this unfinished history scene for years after its debut.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

109 × 155 cm (42.9 × 61 in)

Painted at

Paris, France

Current location

National Gallery, London

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