Degas à l'opéra. Archéologie These often spectacular paintings cover

These often spectacular paintings cover a vast period

they also mention more varied facts: the slow mental decline of a Babylonian sovereign

Diderot was entrusted with the task of writing reports on the Salons

the book demonstrates the importance of Montmartre as a center of the artistic avant-garde

Degas à l'opéra. Archéologie These often spectacular paintings coverThroughout his career, from the 1860s to his final works after 1900, Degas made the Opera the central point of his work, his "own room." He explored its various spaces auditorium and stage, dressing rooms, foyer, dance hall, and became attached to those who inhabited them, dancers, singers, musicians, spectators, subscribers in black suits haunting the wings. This enclosed universe is a microcosm of infinite possibilities and allows for all sorts of