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The Bellelli Family
The Bellelli Family, also known as Family Portrait, is an oil painting on canvas by Edgar Degas (1834–1917), painted ca. 1858–1867, and housed in the Musée d'Orsay. A masterwork of Degas' youth, the painting is a portrait of his aunt, her husband, and their two young daughters. 
While finishing his artistic training in Italy, Degas drew and painted his aunt Laura, her husband the baron Gennaro Bellelli (1812–1864), and their daughters Giulia and Giovanna. Although it
, "Edgar Degas, The Bellelli Family", a video discussion of the painting by Smarthistory Khan Academy.
- "Degas: The Artist's Mind", exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art fully available online as PDF, which contains material on The Bellelli Family (see index)
- "Impressionism : a centenary exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, December 12, 1974-February 10, 1975", exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art fully available online as PDF, which contains material on The