II.7.2. BACKERS, SEX AND MONEY

 MENU: 2.7.2. Backers sex & money

OUR GUIDE STRIDES THROUGH AN EMPTY PASSAGE

TOWARD A BOARDED-UP DOOR

To the right of the passage is the salon of the "abonnés" (subscribers), Paris's wealthiest men. 

That salon is at the monument's heart. 

Cyprian Leym

In brief

• The abonnés finance performances

• Detour: ballet, an art of the French court

• Millionaires and ballerinas

• Degas's "Little dancer"

• A ceiling decorated by an orgy

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The abonnés finance performances