La Danse

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La Danse is a famous sculptural group by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux adorning the façade of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris, celebrated for its dynamic depiction of dancing figures.

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La Danse (Carpeaux) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf outdoor sculpture
public artwork
sculptural group
adjacentTo other sculptural groups on the Palais Garnier façade
artHistoricalContext Second French Empire NERFINISHED
artist Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux NERFINISHED
artworkSubject celebration
dance
joy
commissionedBy Charles Garnier NERFINISHED
completionDate circa 1869
coordinateLocation Paris, France NERFINISHED
country France
creator Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux NERFINISHED
creatorNationality French
culturalSignificance iconic symbol of the Palais Garnier façade
representative work of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
depicts allegory of dance
dancing figures
genre allegorical sculpture
hasPart central male figure
garlands and decorative motifs
group of nude female dancers
heritageDesignation Monument historique (as part of Palais Garnier)
inception 1860s
influencedBy Baroque sculpture
languageOfWorkOrName French
locatedInFacility Palais Garnier NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Île-de-France NERFINISHED
location 9th arrondissement of Paris NERFINISHED
Paris
façade of the Palais Garnier NERFINISHED
mainSubject dance
maintainedBy Opéra national de Paris NERFINISHED
material stone
movement Second Empire style
notableFor controversy over perceived indecency at the time of unveiling
dynamic composition
expressive movement of figures
owner French state NERFINISHED
partOf decoration of the Palais Garnier façade
subjectOf art historical studies
conservation campaigns
title La Danse NERFINISHED
The Dance NERFINISHED

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La Danse (one of his masterpieces) originalTitle La Danse
subject surface form: La Danse (Carpeaux)