The Dance Lesson

Edgar Degas

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a young girl in a white tutu and a red bow in her hair. She stands on her right leg with her left leg extended behind her, holding onto a red barre with both hands. Her right arm is extended to her side. She wears a white leotard with lace details and a white sash around her waist. The girl stands on a brown tiled floor. A man sits on the right side of the image. He has dark hair and wears a black jacket. He holds a violin under his chin with his left hand and a bow in his right hand. The background features a beige wall with a horizontal red line running across it.