He enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts [ay-KOHL day boh-ZAHR] in 1855. Six years later, he abandoned historical painting to 
He enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts [ay-KOHL day boh-ZAHR] in 1855. Six years later, he abandoned historical painting to focus on such subjects as horse racing and [*] ballerinas. For 10 points—name this French Impressionist noted for his works showing humans in motion, who painted Semiramis Founding Babylon and After the Bath.
He enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts [ay-KOHL day boh-ZAHR] in 1855.
(Hilaire-Germain)-Edgar Degas