Edgar Degas was a French painter known for his paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. The painting The Dance Class, painted in 1874, was one of his most famous works because it was one of the most ambitious ones. Degas had used perspective to create an illusion of a three dimensional world. Light and shadow also play a significant role in introducing the painting as three dimensional. While the painting is static, one may focus on how gentle the movements are painted. For example, it feels like the girl in the middle, who is getting her dance exam taken, is dancing in actuality. Her head is pointed up with an angle, one of her legs is in the air and her hands are stretched, there is a tension of muscles. The instructor’s facial expression
