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Edgar Degas (July 19, 1834 – September 27, 1917) was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpting, and drawing. He is also regarded as one of the fathers of impressionism.
Early life
Throughout his life, Degas had the opportunity to live in many ways. These lives would shape him, and shape his work to reflect true life. He was born on July 19, 1834, in Paris, France to Celestine Musson de Gas, and Augustin de Gas, a banker. The de Gas family was moderately wealthy (Mannering 5). At age 11, Degas began his schooling, and started down the road of art with enrollment in the Lycee Louis Grand (Cannaday 930).
Degas began to paint seriously early in life; by eighteen he had turned a room in his home into an artist's studio, but he was expected to go to law school as were most aristocratic young men. Degas, however, had other plans and dropped out of law school at age 20. After ending his law career, he studied drawing with Louis Lamothe under whose guidance he flourished, following the style of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (Cannaday 930-931). Degas did, in 1855, meet Ingres (Benedek "Chronology.") and was advised by him to "draw lines"(Cannaday 931). In that same year, Degas received admission to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts (Benedek "Chronology."). The next year, Degas traveled to Italy, where he saw the paintings of Michelangelo, Raphael, and other artists of the Renaissance (Cannaday 931-932).
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