Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys

Oil on canvas, c. 1860

About this work

Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys (c. 1860) by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas. Oil on canvas.

Edgar Degas

Master of movement, light, and the human figure

Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist artist famous for his pastel drawings and oil paintings of ballet dancers. He also produced bronze sculptures, prints, and drawings.