How did Degas paint the decadence of Parisian café society as a means of social commentary?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: In The Glass of Absinthe, Degas examines the dark side of café life. He shows the damage done to the nervous system by the drink absinthe, popular among the working classes, in the dazed, absent face of the woman at the café table.
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