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| ⚫ | '''''La Danse''''' ({{langx|en|italic=yes|The Dance}}) is an oil-on-canvas painting created by the French artist [[William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] in 1856. The painting is currently held in the [[Musée d'Orsay]] in Paris.<ref name="wissman">{{cite book|last=Wissman |first=Fronia E. |title=Bouguereau |publisher=Pomegranate Artbooks |location=San Francisco |date=1996 |page=21 |isbn=978-0876545829}}</ref> |
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The work, commissioned in 1855 by Anatole Bartholoni to decorate a living room at his Paris hotel, represents dance in an allegorical manner. Other canvases in the set are held at the United States Embassy in Paris.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/collections/catalogue-des-oeuvres/notice.html?no_cache=1&nnumid=1065&cHash=0666d84fd2|title=La Danse|publisher=Musee d'Orsay|accessdate= 17 August 2020}}</ref> |
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The canvas was donated by Captain Peter Moore to the National Museums for the Musée d'Orsay in 1981. It was then attributed to the Musée du Louvre, which finally assigned it to the Musée d'Orsay the same year.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chenu. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.10582 |title=Notice sur le Musee Conchyliologique de M. le Baron Benjamin Delessert. |date=1849 |publisher=[s.n.] |location=Paris|doi=10.5962/bhl.title.10582 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bouguereau/ William-Adolphe Bouguereau at the Web Museum] |
*[http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bouguereau/ William-Adolphe Bouguereau at the Web Museum] |
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[[Category:Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau]] |
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[[Category:1856 paintings]] |
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[[Category:Dance in art]] |
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[[Category:Oil on canvas paintings]] |
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Latest revision as of 07:33, 26 October 2024
| La Danse | |
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| English: The Dance | |
_-_The_Dance_(1856).jpg) La Danse (1856) | |
| Artist | William-Adolphe Bouguereau |
| Year | 1856 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 367 cm × 180 cm (144 in × 71 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
La Danse (English: The Dance) is an oil-on-canvas painting created by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1856. The painting is currently held in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.[1]
The work, commissioned in 1855 by Anatole Bartholoni to decorate a living room at his Paris hotel, represents dance in an allegorical manner. Other canvases in the set are held at the United States Embassy in Paris.[2]
The canvas was donated by Captain Peter Moore to the National Museums for the Musée d'Orsay in 1981. It was then attributed to the Musée du Louvre, which finally assigned it to the Musée d'Orsay the same year.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wissman, Fronia E. (1996). Bouguereau. San Francisco: Pomegranate Artbooks. p. 21. ISBN 978-0876545829.
- ^ "La Danse". Musee d'Orsay. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Chenu. (1849). Notice sur le Musee Conchyliologique de M. le Baron Benjamin Delessert. Paris: [s.n.] doi:10.5962/bhl.title.10582.
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