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In 1859 Edgar Degas returned to Paris following a prolonged stay in Italy, where he visited relatives in Naples and Florence and attended life classes at the Académie Française in Rome. This picture, undertaken around 1860, speaks to his ambition to realize canvases featuring scenes from the Bible, as well as ancient and more recent history. Degas took his subject from the life of Lycurgus, a legendary ninth-century b.c. Spartan lawgiver. Lycurgus’s social reforms included an unusual method of physical training in which adolescent girls competed on an equal footing with boys, exercising nude in public. Degas would have worked up this monochromatic sketch with layers of color had he completed it, but he left it unfinished when he began a second version of the subject (National Gallery of Art, London).
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 140 × 97 Cm |
| Tags | youtharchitectureboyschildrenfiguresFranceFrenchgirlgirlsGreeceGreeklandscapemennudessketchtreeswomen |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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Zurich, Kunsthaus, Praised and Ridiculed. French Painting 1820-1880, November 10, 2017–January 28, 2018, cat. 35.
Zurich, Kunsthaus, Praised and Ridiculed. French Painting 1820-1880, November 10, 2017–January 28, 2018, cat. 35.
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Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, ed., Praised and ridiculed: French painting 1820-1880, exh. cat.
Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft, ed., Praised and ridiculed: French painting 1820-1880, exh. cat. (Munich: Hirmer; Zürich: Kunsthaus Zürich, 2017), 82–83, 239 cat. 35.
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Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, Degas: A New Vision, June 24-September 18, 2016; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 14, 2016-January 16, 2017, no cat. no.
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, Degas: A New Vision, June 24-September 18, 2016; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, October 14, 2016-January 16, 2017, no cat. no.
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Henri Loyrette, Degas A New Vision, exh. cat.
Henri Loyrette, Degas A New Vision, exh. cat. (Melbourn: National Gallery of Victoria, 2016), 32-33.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Degas: At the Track, On the Stage, July 1, 2015-February 26, 2016, no cat.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Degas: At the Track, On the Stage, July 1, 2015-February 26, 2016, no cat.
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Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Edgar Degas: Classicism and Experimentation, November 8, 2014-February 1, 2015, cat. no. 52.
Karlsruhe, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Edgar Degas: Classicism and Experimentation, November 8, 2014-February 1, 2015, cat. no. 52.
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Alexander Eiling, “Klassik und Experiment im Werk von Edgar Degas,” in Degas: Klassik und Experiment
Alexander Eiling, “Klassik und Experiment im Werk von Edgar Degas,” in Degas: Klassik und Experiment (Munich: Hirmer [2014]), p. 25, fig. 17.
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Anne Roquebert, “The Classical Body: Degas’s Beginnings,” in Degas and The Nude, exh. cat. ed. George T.M. Shackelford and Xavier Rey
Anne Roquebert, “The Classical Body: Degas’s Beginnings,” in Degas and The Nude, exh. cat. ed. George T.M. Shackelford and Xavier Rey (Boston: Museum of Fine Arts Publications, 2011), pp. 30, 33, fig. 35.
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Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Degas and The Nude, October 9, 2011-February 5, 2012, no cat. no.
Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Degas and The Nude, October 9, 2011-February 5, 2012, no cat. no.
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Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago
Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick with the assistance of Dorota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw, The Age of Impressionism at the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008), pp. 86-87, cat. no. 37 (ill.).
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Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–November 2, 2008, cat. no. 37.
Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–November 2, 2008, cat. no. 37.
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São Paulo, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Degas: o universo de um artista, May 17–August 20, 2006, no cat. no.
São Paulo, Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Degas: o universo de um artista, May 17–August 20, 2006, no cat. no.
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London, National Gallery, Art in the Making: Degas, November 10, 2004-January 30, 2005, no cat. no.
London, National Gallery, Art in the Making: Degas, November 10, 2004-January 30, 2005, no cat. no.
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Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Forma: El ideal clásico en el arte moderno, October 9, 2001-January 13, 2002, cat. no. 13.
Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Forma: El ideal clásico en el arte moderno, October 9, 2001-January 13, 2002, cat. no. 13.
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Paris, Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Degas dans les collections françaises, June 9-26, 1955, cat. no. 9.
Paris, Galerie de la Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Degas dans les collections françaises, June 9-26, 1955, cat. no. 9.
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Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Edgar Degas, 1952, cat. no. 5.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Edgar Degas, 1952, cat. no. 5.
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Jean d’Alayer de Costemore d’Arc, Paris, until at least 1952 [lent by him to Amsterdam 1952]....
Jean d’Alayer de Costemore d’Arc, Paris, until at least 1952 [lent by him to Amsterdam 1952]. Sam Salz, New York, by 1960
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Bern, Kunstmuseum, Degas, November 25, 1951-January 13, 1952, cat. no. 2.
Bern, Kunstmuseum, Degas, November 25, 1951-January 13, 1952, cat. no. 2.
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sold to Jean d’Alayer de Costemore d’Arc, Paris, 1950 [according to letter from Charles Durand-Ruel cited above....
sold to Jean d’Alayer de Costemore d’Arc, Paris, 1950 [according to letter from Charles Durand-Ruel cited above. Costemore d’Arc was married to Marie-Louise Durand-Ruel]
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P[aul]-A[ndré] Lemoisne, Degas et son œuvre, vol. 2
P[aul]-A[ndré] Lemoisne, Degas et son œuvre, vol. 2 (Paris: Paul Brame et C. M. de Hauke, 1946), pp. 34-5, no. 71 (ill.).
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Alexander Sturgis, Pocket Guides: Faces
Alexander Sturgis, Pocket Guides: Faces (London: National Gallery Publications, 1998), pp. 30-32, fig. 36.
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Whitney Davis, “’Homosexualism,’ Gay and Lesbian Studies, and Queer Theory in Art History,” in The Subjects of Art History: Historical Objects in Contemporary Perspectives
Whitney Davis, “’Homosexualism,’ Gay and Lesbian Studies, and Queer Theory in Art History,” in The Subjects of Art History: Historical Objects in Contemporary Perspectives (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998), pp. 131-133, fig. 19.
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Richard Kendall, Degas and the Little Dancer
Richard Kendall, Degas and the Little Dancer (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1998), pp. 77, 93-4, fig. 65.
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Richard Kendall, Degas beyond Impressionism, exh. cat.
Richard Kendall, Degas beyond Impressionism, exh. cat. (London: National Gallery Publications, 1996), pp. 106-7, fig. 109.
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Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas
Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas (Art Institute of Chicago/New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996), p. 16, pl. 4.
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Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Impressionnisme: Les origines, 1859–1869, April 19–August 8, 1994, cat. 51; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Origins of Impressionism, September 27, 1994–January 8, 1995.
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Impressionnisme: Les origines, 1859–1869, April 19–August 8, 1994, cat. 51; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Origins of Impressionism, September 27, 1994–January 8, 1995.
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Wendy Lesser, His Other Half: Men Looking at Women through Art
Wendy Lesser, His Other Half: Men Looking at Women through Art (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1991), pp. 60-1.
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Carol Armstrong, Odd Man Out: Readings of the Work and Reputation of Edgar Degas
Carol Armstrong, Odd Man Out: Readings of the Work and Reputation of Edgar Degas (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991), pp. 119-120, fig. 63.
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Quentin Bell, Bad Art
Quentin Bell, Bad Art (London: Chatto and Windus, 1989), pp. vii, 107, 111, no. 6.
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Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas, exh. cat.
Jean Sutherland Boggs, Degas, exh. cat. (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1988), pp. 98-9, under no. 40, fig. 50.
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Leningrad [St. Petersburg], Hermitage Museum, Ot Delakrua do Matissa: shedevry frantsuzskoĭ zhivopici XIX-nachala XX veka...
Leningrad [St. Petersburg], Hermitage Museum, Ot Delakrua do Matissa: shedevry frantsuzskoĭ zhivopici XIX-nachala XX veka, iz Muieia Metropoliten v Niu-Ĭorke i Khudozhestvennogo Instituta v Chikago [From Delacroix to Matisse: Great Paintings From the XIX century to the Beginning of the XXth century From Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago], March 15-May 19, 1988, cat. 16; Moscow, Pushkin Museum, June 10-July 30, 1988.
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Norma Broude, “Edgar Degas and French Feminism, ca. 1880: ‘The Young Spartans,’ the Brothel Monotypes, and the Bathers Revisited,” Art Bulletin 70
Norma Broude, “Edgar Degas and French Feminism, ca. 1880: ‘The Young Spartans,’ the Brothel Monotypes, and the Bathers Revisited,” Art Bulletin 70 (1988), pp. 640-659, fig. 3.
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Richard Thomson, The Private Degas
Richard Thomson, The Private Degas (London: Herbert Press, 1987), pp. 33-39, fig. 36.
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Carol Salus, “Degas’ Young Spartans Exercising,” Art Bulletin 67
Carol Salus, “Degas’ Young Spartans Exercising,” Art Bulletin 67 (1985), p. 503, n. 14.
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Maurice Guillaud, Degas: form and space
Maurice Guillaud, Degas: form and space (Paris; New York: Centre culturel du Marais, [1984]), p. 19.
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Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Degas in the Art Institute of Chicago, July 19-September 23, 1984, cat. no. 9.
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Degas in the Art Institute of Chicago, July 19-September 23, 1984, cat. no. 9.
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Roy McMullen, Degas: His Life, Times, and Work
Roy McMullen, Degas: His Life, Times, and Work (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984), p. 103-6.
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sold at second sale of the “Atelier Degas,” Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no....
sold at second sale of the “Atelier Degas,” Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, December 11-13, 1918, no. 7, to the artist’s brother, René de Gas [according to letter from Charles Durand-Ruel to Richard Brettell, dated May 10, 1983
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Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Exposition Degas, September 23, 1976-November 3, 1976; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, November 7-December 10, 1976; Centre Culturel de Fukuoka, December 18, 1976-January 16, 1977, cat. no. 4.
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, Exposition Degas, September 23, 1976-November 3, 1976; Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, November 7-December 10, 1976; Centre Culturel de Fukuoka, December 18, 1976-January 16, 1977, cat. no. 4.
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Franco Russoli, L’opera completa di Degas
Franco Russoli, L’opera completa di Degas (Milan: Rizzoli Editore, 1970), p. 90, fig. 89.
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Martin Davies, National Gallery Catalogues. French School: Early 19th century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, etc.
Martin Davies, National Gallery Catalogues. French School: Early 19th century, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, etc. (London: National Gallery, 1970), pp. 48-9.
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Devin Burnell, “Degas and His ‘Young Spartans Exercising,’” Museum Studies 4,
Devin Burnell, “Degas and His ‘Young Spartans Exercising,’” Museum Studies 4, (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1969), pp. 49-65, fig. 1.
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William M. Ittman, Jr., “A Drawing by Edgar Degas for the Petites Filles Spartiates Provoquant des Garçons,” The Register of the Museum of Art: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 3, 7
William M. Ittman, Jr., “A Drawing by Edgar Degas for the Petites Filles Spartiates Provoquant des Garçons,” The Register of the Museum of Art: The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 3, 7 (1966), pp. 38-49, fig. b.
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John Maxon, “Some Recent Acquisitions,” Apollo 84, 55
John Maxon, “Some Recent Acquisitions,” Apollo 84, 55 (1966), pp. 216, 220, fig. 8.
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Phoebe Pool, “The History Pictures of Edgar Degas and their background,” Apollo 80, 32
Phoebe Pool, “The History Pictures of Edgar Degas and their background,” Apollo 80, 32 (1964), p. 308, fig. 6.
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sold to the Art Institute, 1961.
sold to the Art Institute, 1961.
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Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Edgar Degas: 1834-1917, June 9-October 1, 1960, cat. no. 2.
Paris, Galerie Durand-Ruel, Edgar Degas: 1834-1917, June 9-October 1, 1960, cat. no. 2.
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John Maxon, “Report of the Director of Fine Arts,” Annual Report, 1960-1961
John Maxon, “Report of the Director of Fine Arts,” Annual Report, 1960-1961 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1961), pp. 10-12.
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