the orchestra of the opera edgar degas

the orchestra of the opera edgar degasWhen he painted this painting, Edgard Degas knew the Paris Opera well. But one would be mistaken if one thought that this painting was a realistic representation of the orchestra of the Paris Opera in 1870. In addition to the fact that several of the figures in the painting were not instrumentalists, Degas, in order to emphasize his friend, the bassoonist Dsir Dihau, has placed him in the front row, whereas the bassoon was usually placed behind the

This painting is an eloquent example of the artist's ability to depict simple scenes with unparalleled emotional intensity and visual richness

Vincent Van Gogh chose to paint the flowering irises planted in the institution's garden

we can also see representations of boats

Along with the Girl with a Pearl Earring

the atmosphere seems to be diluted in a cerulean sea that cannot be seen but towards which the two protagonists look

is treated in a more blurred manner

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This post-impressionist work is dominated by a vast field of golden wheat that stretches to the horizon

It is an escape from reality

Between the mysterious man in the foreground

with confusing pink hair

synonymous with spiritual regeneration symbolized by the blue mountain in the center