The Star

Museum record 60656: The Star by Edgar Degas. A verified entry point for discovery.

What to notice

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The prima ballerina shown in Edgar Degas’s pastel has been identified as the Spanish dancer Rosita Mauri, who moved from Catalonia to Paris and gained fame at the Paris Opéra in the late 1870s. MyArtTaste includes museum record 60656 as a recognizable discovery anchor, using the institution's official open-data metadata and image for this specific work.