The Bellelli Family

Edgar Degas

1858–1867 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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About this work

Artist: Edgar Degas (1834–1917)
Year: 1858–1867
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 200 × 253 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Impressionism

Degas's aunt Laura, her husband Baron Gennaro Bellelli and their daughters Giovanna and Giulia in their Florence apartment, a group portrait on the scale of a history painting. Degas began it in 1858 while finishing his training in Italy, where the baron, a Neapolitan patriot, lived in exile, and worked it up over the following years in Paris from his Italian studies. Laura wears mourning for her father, whose portrait hangs in the red-chalk drawing behind her, and she stands with one daughter in a tight, dignified group while the baron sits apart at his desk with his back half turned. Mirrors, doorways and a dog cut by the frame open the room but do not relieve its strain. The cool reserve of the composition recalls Flemish portraiture, van Dyck above all. The French state bought the painting in 1918, and it hangs in the Musée d'Orsay.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18, 32×24 in; 24×18 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Bellelli Family in the public domain?

Yes. Edgar Degas (1834–1917) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Bellelli Family painted, and in what medium?

The Bellelli Family dates from 1858–1867 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 200 × 253 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Bellelli Family (Edgar Degas) — The Bellelli Family · Edgar Degas · 1858–1867. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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