Life was cruel to ballet dancers in 19th-century France, and they didn’t have it much easier at the hands of Impressionist painter Edgar Degas.

In honor of Impressionist painter Edgar Degas’ 184th birthday and the Museum of Fine Arts’ new exhibit, “French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault,” two pre-professional ballerinas convened ...

In 1997 curators at Paris's Musee d'Orsay asked the Ballet de l'Opera de Paris to restore the fragile tulle skirt on Edgar Degas's most famous work: "La Petite Danseuse de Quatorze Ans." That was ...

The National Gallery exhibit, on view Oct. 5 through Jan. 11, will include 11 additional ballet-themed creations by Degas: sculptures, oils and works on paper.

Misty Copeland is more than one of the greatest ballet dancers in the world, now she’s quite literally a work of art. William Boot Published Feb. 11 2016 7:10PM EST ...

Artistic process, in other words, is celebrated. Degas made the process a subject in that gorgeous 1872 ballet rehearsal, and he pushed it to an unprecedented extreme in the late bathers.

Misty Copeland poses to recreate Edgar Degas' famous works. (Instagram/mistyonpointe) ByCox Media Group National Content Desk February 13, 2016 at 12:46 pm EST ...

Maryann Cocca-Leffler. Grosset & Dunlap, $5.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-448-42520-7 With a clear, accessible format, the Smart About Art series kicks off with Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance by Maryann ...

DEGAS CARED FOR MUSIC, and had particular admiration for Gluck, but he was not only at the Opéra to listen. In late 19th-century Paris, opera was a social spectacle that made it an ideal subject ...