Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Little Fourteen–Year–Old Dancer; cast in 1922 from a mixed–media sculpture modeled ca. 1879–80. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.370) | Ballet technique, like other classical Baroque figurative arts, favored symmetry, dynamic balance, and the harmony of the entire body. Learn more and a view a slideshow of works in this Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History essay. #dance…
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