Arts: Edgar Degas, famous for his ballerina paintings, almost…

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Did you know? Edgar Degas, famous for his ballerina paintings, almost never attended an actual ballet performance. He went to rehearsals and painted the girls while they trained, not when they performed. He was himself bizarrely antisocial — a lifelong bachelor with conservative, antisemitic views.

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Edgar Degas, famous for his ballerina paintings, almost never attended an actual ballet performance. He went to rehearsals and painted the girls while they trained, not when they performed. He was himself bizarrely antisocial — a lifelong bachelor with conservative, antisemitic views.

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