The Old Italian Woman
Edgar Degas
1857
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Charles Goldman, 1966
Accession Number
66.65.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
PortraitsWomen
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...