Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Renoir Spiral Notebook

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette), 1876, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. It is is one of Impressionism's most celebrated masterpieces. The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at Moulin de la Galette in the district of Montmartre in Paris. In the late 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time there dancing, drinking, and eating galettes into the evening. Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.