Degas Coin Purse
Price: $18.00 Members: $14.40
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Description
Degas Coin Purse
Edgar Degas (1834-1917), co-founder of the French Impressionist movement, was inspired to create some of his best known works by observing dancers. This lovely coin purse features one of his most famous paintings, The Star (Dancer on Stage), and will liven up any handbag.
Dimensions: 4" W x 3.25" H
History
Ballet
In classic or contemporary ballet, dancing may tell a story, express a mood, or simply reflect the music in movement. Ballet as part of staged performances originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries and from there spread to France. The creation of classical ballet as we know it today occurred during the reign of the art-loving French king Louis XIV in the mid-17th century. During the Romantic era, ballet technique evolved to express new ideas, most notably with women dancing en point, or on their toes, allowing them to appear weightless and otherworldly.
Among the choreographers who helped bring ballet into the modern age by exploring new visual and dramatic styles are George Balanchine, Antony Tudor and—bridging the worlds of classical dance and Broadway—Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins.
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