Why it matters
In the crowded dance hall of the Moulin Rouge, the dancer Valentin le Désossé teaches a newcomer the can-can. An inscription on the back reads: 'The instruction of the new ones by Valentine the Boneless.'
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1890.
- It is the second of Toulouse-Lautrec's paintings of the Moulin Rouge.
- Toulouse-Lautrec's father appears in the crowd.
Based on the Wikipedia article At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance (CC BY-SA 4.0).
