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Edgar Degas
(19th Jul, 1834 - 27th Sep, 1917)
The Bellelli Family
1858
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Adrien Didierjean
musée d'Orsay
http://www.musee-orsay.fr/
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Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski
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Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (musée d'Orsay) / Adrien Didierjean
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family portrait
standing (pose)
sitting
apron
middle class
impressionism
house (interior)
little girl
armchair
woman
childhood
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About the artwork
Title:
The Bellelli Family
Periods:
19th century
contemporary period from 1789 until 1914
Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
2000 x 2500
Inventory number:
RF2210
Detail:
painting by Edgar Degas
Location:
musée d'Orsay
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The Bellelli Family
, also known as
Family Portrait
, is an oil painting on canvas by Edgar Degas (1834–1917), painted ca. 1858–1867, and housed in the Musée d'Orsay. A masterwork of Degas' youth, the painting is a portrait of his aunt, her husband, and their two young daughters. While finishing his artistic training in Italy, Degas drew and painted his aunt Laura, her husband the baron Gennaro Bellelli (1812–1864), and their daughters Giulia and Giovanna. Although it is not known for certain when…
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About the author(s)
Author:
Edgar Degas
Also known as:
Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas
Born:
19th Jul, 1834
Dead:
27th Sep, 1917
Country:
France
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Edgar Degas
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Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas
; 19 July 1834 – 27 September 1917) was a French artist famous for his paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings. He is especially identified with the subject of dance; more than half of his works depict dancers. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism, although he rejected the term, preferring to be called a realist. He was a superb draftsman, and particularly masterly…
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