The Old Italian Woman

Edgar Degas, 1857

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The Old Italian Woman, 1857. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: The Old Italian Woman
Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
Date: 1857
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 29 1/2 x 24 in. (74.9 x 61 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Charles Goldman, 1966
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1834–1917

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