CARPEAUX, Jean-Baptiste
(b. 1827, Valenciennes, d. 1875, Courbevoie)

Dance

1868
Original plaster, height 232 cm
Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Carpeaux shared with his assistants Armand and Bernaerts the work of carving the Dance for the Opéra from a half-sized model, now in the Musée d'Orsay.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes):
Gioacchino Rossini: La Danza