The Dance Class
The artist
Edgar Degas, a French artist who loved to paint ballet dancers more than almost anything else.
What you see
Young ballet dancers in white skirts practicing in a studio while their teacher watches them.
The story
Degas painted it around 1874 after watching real rehearsals at the Paris Opera ballet school.
The style
He caught the dancers in natural, in-between moments, some stretching and some fixing their shoes.
Look closer
Notice the small green watering can on the floor, used to keep the dust down while they danced.
Where to see it
You can find this painting at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris, France.
Fun fact
Degas made so many dancer pictures that people started calling him the painter of ballerinas.