I-ballet iphinde yenzeke kwinqanaba le-Edgar Deeas. I-canvas, ioyile. I-65 x 81.5 cm
Ibhalwe ngo-1874, ukupeyinta "Ukupeyinta" Ukuziqhelanisa ne-Balling kwinqanaba "yayingengomfanekiso oqhelekileyo wolwalathiso lwempembelelo. Ukungabikho kombala kubonisa ukuba ii-canvas ezibhaliweyo zikhangeleka ngathi yindlela ye-GEEEEEEP. Ngenxa ye-monoctromimity ye-canvas, eyayihluke kakhulu kwezinye iipeyinti, wabonakala kwangoko kwimbonakalo ebonisweni ngo-1874. Eyona nto inokwenzeka, i-canvas kwafuneka isebenze njenge-braffere.
Ngomfanekiso we-ballet resal, umculi wakhetha le ndawo ngaphezulu kwendawo. Kwakukho i-Degri ebhedini, ekwi-engile, kugxilwe ngcono kwinqanaba. Uninzi lweepeyinti ngomfanekiso wabadanisi, ii-ballet soloists okanye ii-operas zibonisa abadlali kwimigca yozuko nakwikhonkco lentshayelelo enkulu. I-Degas, ngokuchaseneyo, yabonisa elinye icala. Le canvas ayidlulanga.
Kwikona esezantsi esezantsi yomfanekiso, ungcelele olubonakalayo olungenanto luyabonakala, nto leyo eyaphinda ibonisa ukuba le yinto yokuziqhelanisa. I-canvas yenziwa ngemibala emnyama emnyama, apho kuchasene ne-whifressies emhlophe kakuhle. Kwikona yasekhohlo unokubukela i-ballerinas elinde ithuba labo. Baphumle, omnye wabo ngokuzithandela wahlasela izandla zakhe ngasemva kwentloko yakhe, enye, ethembela kwibhentshi, ilungisa iiposti. Abanye abadanisi abathathu baxubusha into phakathi kwabo, enye, behleli ebhentshini, bekrwela igxalaba.
Kwicala lasekunene le-calirina's calvas reheese umdlalo ozayo, kwaye intatheli yayikwisitulo, eyayibukele umsebenzi wabadanisi.
Intombazana nganye ineemvakalelo zomntu ngamnye ezihambisa iimbambano, ukunyamezelana, ingqalelo. Kwihotele inokuqondwa ukuba ukusebenza kuya kuqhubeka ngokukhawuleza kwaye kwalomntu we-balet sodwast wenza ukuba ibonakalise intshabalalo.
I-thussicly esetyenziswayo i-thus fied thus, kunye nokukhanya okuqinileyo kwendawo eqhotyoshelweyo kuyo yonke indawo, kucacile ukuba ibalaselisa amantombazana kunye namandla entshukumo. "I-Balllet iphinde idlwengule kwinqanaba" umzekelo oqaqambileyo womsebenzi wokudingeka. Lo mfanekiso ubonakalisa ukuba i-ballet yayiyeyona ndawo iphambili yenkcubeko ye-19 yenkulungwane ye-Paris.