Plate Number 370. First ballet action

Eadweard Muybridge

National Gallery of Art

This is a photograph of a series of timed progressive movements of a figure performing a sequence of leg raises. The image is a grid of multiple frames, showing sequential positions in a continuous motion study. The backdrop consists of a grid pattern, which helps emphasize the differing positions captured in each frame of the movement. The lighting is neutral, likely natural, highlighting the form and contours of the figure throughout the sequence.