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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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