Degas


 * Edgar Degas**

= Full Name of Artist (birthname)- Hilarie Germain=

= Born- July 19, 1834 in Paris, France=

= Died- September 27, 1917=

= Art Medium/materials- Oil pastel, oil, pastel, clay, wax, oil paint, pastel crayon, sculpture, oil on cavas, and diluted oil=

= Subject/genre- The subject/genre is the scenes from life and self portraits=

= Art movement/period of artist- Edgar Degas used French Impressionist Paintings=

**An interesting fact about my artist:**

 * ===**He studied italian renaissance painters.**===
 * ===**He painted everyday scenes**===
 * ===**His full name is Hilarie Germain Edgar Degas**===
 * ===**Degas intended to become a painter of historical scenes**===
 * ===**One of Edgar's all-time favorite subjects was the ballet**===
 * ===**He studied Italian renaissance painters**===
 * ===**Some of Edgar's most famous works of art were scenes of Paris**===
 * ===**He sculptured self-portraits**===
 * ===**He made portraits of people who worked and lived in Paris**===

**Works Cited:**

 * ===**Shiff, Richard. "Degas, Edgar." //World Book Student//. World Book, 2011. Web. 10 Feb. 2011**===
 * ===**Loumaye, Jacqueline. Degas. New York, Chelsea House, 1994.**===
 * ==**Mike** Venezia //Edgar Degas// New York, Children's Press, 1981==