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Edgar Degas - The Belleli Family 1862 Here he painted his father's sister, Laure, with her husband, the baron Bellelli (1812-1864) and her
two daughters, Giula and Giovanna. This family portrait evokes those of Flemish painters, van Dyck in particular. Masterpiece of Degas's
early years, this portrait evokes the family tensions isolating each member of the family. The imposing dimensions, the sober colours, the
structured games of open perspectives (doors and mirrors), all converge in strengthening a climate of oppression. - art-Degas.com