1. Degas Grace Shevchenko Period 6

2. Date, place of birth  Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas was born July 19, 1834.  He was born in Paris, France where he spent the majority of his life.

3. Childhood and Family  His Father, Auguste, was a Banker from Naples.  His mother, Celestine, was a amateur opera singer from new Orleans.  Degas’ mother had four other children after him. Their names were Achille, Therese, Marguerite, and Rene.  Unfortunately Celestine died a few years after the birth of Rene when Degas was only 13.

4. Education  Degas went to Louis-le-Grand for secondary school.  He then got accepted into Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1855 because he always preferred painting over law.  After a year at Ecole des Beaux-Arts Degas left to travel, paint, and study art in Italy.

5. Career  He was a very talented Painter and Artist throughout his life.  He started by doing portraits for prominent families in 1868 to establish himself as an artist.

6. Important Facts  Degas’ father was a great art lover and encouraged degas’ art.  Degas started by coping famous artist’s works, such as Rapheal.

7. Works/Inventions BBallet rehearsal LLion hunt JJephthah’s Daughter WWoman with chrysanthemums

8. Why remembered today  He is remembered because he was a great artist.  He was an impressionist artist with traditional approaches.  He also influenced many other artists such as Picasso.

9. Death DDegas went fully blind by 1912. HHe finally died of poor health on September 27,1917. HHe was 83 years old.

10. Works cited  Biography. A+E Television Networks, LLC., 1996. Web. 15 May 2013..  Gowing, Sir Lawrence, ed. Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists. Vol. 1. New York: Brown Reference Group, 2005. Print.