Bal du moulin de la Galette

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette captures a lively Sunday afternoon at the popular outdoor dance hall in Montmartre. Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s dappled sunlight filtering through the trees, the vibrant crowd of working-class Parisians, and his fluid, feathery brushwork make it one of the defining images of Impressionist joie de vivre. It is among the gems of the Musée d’Orsay.