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TRYPTICH OF THE VIRGIN XVI th CENTURY This tryptich which was an altar piece made of 3 panels is a flemish work of art made around 1510-1530.It was confiscated during the revolution of 1789 and given by the count of Montalivet, the minister of Louis Philippe,...

THE VIRGIN OF THE ROCKS The first work that Leonardo da Vinci Executed in Milano is the so called “Virgin of the Rocks”. It was executed around 1483 – 1486. Leonardo was commissioned by the Milanese Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception to paint...

The Raft of the Medusa (1818 - 1819) Theo Géricault (1791 -1824) Oil on Canvas 4,91m x 7,16m (16’ x 23’) Louvre Museum ( Paris ) The painting depicts a group of men atop an unseaworthy raft, trying to desperately get the attention of a ship in the distance....

THE CALVARY Andrea Mantegna, 1457-1459, 67x93 cm, tempera on wood. Andrea Mantegna was the son of a poor woodcutter. He was born in 1431 in Isola di Cartura in the Republic of Venisia . When he was about 10 years old he entered the workshop of the painter...

The Napoleon III apartments The Napoleon III so called apartments are the work of the architect Lefuel. They were decorated and furnished during the Second Empire , at the time of Napoleon III in the XIX century. They were named in honour of Napoleon...

Presentation Of The New Richelieu Wing History : 1852 : Napoleon III is the one who achieves the “Grand Dessin”, “Great Design”, finishing the Louvre. The architects are Visconti (who died during the works) and Lefuel. First of all, they demolish the...

Introduction about the Early European painters also called the Primitive painters or Early Renaissance . The word “primitive” used to describe these painters is not an appropriate word. It has a pejorative meaning. We must think of these painters as the...

Denon 1er étage hellenistique THE VICTORY OF SAMOTHRACE The winged goddess of victory standing on the prow of a ship, overlooked the Sanctuary of Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. This monument was provably an ex-voto offered by the people of Rhodes...

Sully 1er étage hellenistique Venus of Milos The Venus of Milos is a marble sculpture dating back to the 2nd century BC and her real name is Aphrodite of Melos. She depicts the greek goddess of love and beauty and it’s a beautiful example of hellenistic...

Entresol DENON- SULLY FIN salle 3 FIN PERIODE ARCHAIQUE EXPOSE LOUVRE: THE MILETUS TORSO Male Torso Dates from 5th c B.C. Sculpted during TRANSITION PERIOD (between Archaic and Classic periods) =Sculpture in the round Made of Insular marble (from Paros...