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 canonical 3

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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 ⓘ
artist Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ
artworkSubject celebration ⓘ
dance ⓘ
joy ⓘ
commissionedBy Charles Garnier ⓘ
completionDate circa 1869 ⓘ
coordinateLocation Paris, France ⓘ
linked to: Paris
country France ⓘ
creator Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ⓘ
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 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Île-de-France ⓘ
location 9th arrondissement of Paris ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
façade of the Palais Garnier ⓘ
mainSubject dance ⓘ
maintainedBy Opéra national de Paris ⓘ
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 ⓘ
partOf decoration of the Palais Garnier façade ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies ⓘ
conservation campaigns ⓘ
title La Danse ⓘ
The Dance ⓘ

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La Danse (Carpeaux) → originalTitle → La Danse ⓘ
La Danse (Carpeaux) → title → La Danse ⓘ
subject linked to: La Danse