Degas: Movement, Observation, and Modern Life

From ballet studios to millinery shops to intimate bathers—Degas captured the unguarded moments of Parisian life with unprecedented psychological depth and technical innovation. A journey through the artist's obsession with movement, gesture, and the hidden dramas of everyday existence.

60 minutes

12 stops

A comprehensive tour of Edgar Degas's masterworks on Floor 2 of the European Paintings galleries. Beginning at the Great Hall, ascend to Floor 2 and move through galleries 815, 816, and 817, exploring his revolutionary depictions of dancers, modern women, and bathers. The tour concludes with a self-portrait in gallery 809, revealing the artist's own artistic evolution.

Galleries: 815 → 816 → 817 → 809

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