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Download or read book The Louvre written by James Gardner and published by Atlantic Monthly Press. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The centuries-long history of the Louvre, from humble fortress to Royal palace to the world’s greatest art museum—with photos and building maps. Some ten million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre each year to enjoy its incomparable art collection. Yet few of them are aware of the remarkable history of the site and buildings themselves—a fascinating story that historian James Gardner elegantly chronicles in this authoritative history. More than seven thousand years ago, men and women camped on a spot called le Louvre for reasons unknown. Centuries later, King Philippe Auguste of France constructed a fortress there, just outside the walls of a nascent Paris. Intended to protect the capital against English soldiers stationed in Normandy, the fortress became a royal residence under Charles V two centuries later, and then the monarchy’s principal residence under the great Renaissance king François I. In 1682, when Louis XIV moved his court to Versailles, the Louvre languished until the French Revolution when, during the Reign of Terror in 1793, it first opened its doors to display the nation’s treasures. Ever since—through the Napoleonic era, the Commune, two World Wars, to the present—the Louvre has been a witness to French history, and expanded to become home to a legendary art collection that includes the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. Includes sixteen pages of full-color photos illustrating the history of the Louvre, a full-color map detailing its evolution from fortress to museum, and black-and-white images throughout the narrative.
Book Synopsis The Louvre by : Genevieve Bresc-Bautier
Download or read book The Louvre written by Genevieve Bresc-Bautier and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the Louvre's majestic halls, grand galleries, and stunning artworks in this exquisite visit to the world-renowned museum--highlighting beloved works of art alongside hidden gems, all situated in the palace's stunning architectural spaces. Every year, more than ten million visitors from around the world visit the Louvre's 68,000 square meters of gallery space containing more than 35,000 works of art. The Louvre is widely considered the most innovative of the world's preeminent museums. This gorgeous tome is a celebration of an enduring institution and the magnificent works of art that it houses. Rather than showing only isolated images of the artworks themselves, this book shows many of the pieces in the context of the beautiful galleries and spaces where they live, to give the reader an experience similar to being at the Louvre. The Louvre explores the eight centuries of fascinating history surrounding the museum, which began in the Middle Ages as a fortress, then became a royal residence which continued to enlarge, expand, and develop over the centuries with the most brilliant architects and painters being called to work on this architectural masterpiece. In 1793, the Louvre confirmed its role as a "temple of the arts" when it was made the first national museum open to the public. From then on, its collections continued to grow from its roots in the old royal collection, benefiting from acquisitions, archaeological discoveries, donations, and bequests. Centuries of growth, evolution, and transformation culminated in the 1980s with the "Grand Louvre" project symbolized by I.M. Pei's world-famous and critically acclaimed modernist pyramid.
Download or read book The Louvre: All the Paintings written by and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most complete collection available, the New York Times bestselling book The Louvre: All the Paintings includes all 3,022 paintings from the permanent collection of the world's most popular museum in a practical and elegant paperback format. The Louvre Museum houses many of the world's most celebrated and important art of all time -- from da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Vermeer's The Lacemaker -- making it also the most visited art museum in the world. The Louvre: All the Paintings allows you to experience every painting currently on display in the permanent collection in Paris, without ever having to step on a plane. Divided and organized into the four main painting collections of the museum -- the Italian School, the Northern School, the Spanish School, and the French School -- the paintings are then presented chronologically by the artists' date of birth. Four hundred of the most iconic and significant paintings are illuminated with 300-word discussions by art historians Anja Grebe and Vincent Pomarède on the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing, the artist's inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, the artist's overall impact on history, and more. Immerse yourself in the wonder and dazzling display of the Louvre without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. Learn more about each artist and painting, and tour the realms of sensational masterpieces with this new paperback edition.
Book Synopsis The Architecture of Paris by : Andrew Ayers
Download or read book The Architecture of Paris written by Andrew Ayers and published by Edition Axel Menges. This book was released on 2004 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author here presents an architectural history of Paris, stretching from the 3rd century BC up until the end of the 20th century.
Download or read book Louvre written by Fréderic Morvan and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Paintings in the Louvre by : Lawrence Gowing
Download or read book Paintings in the Louvre written by Lawrence Gowing and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 1994-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduces paintings from the museum's collection
Book Synopsis The Louvre, a Tale of a Palace by : Geneviève Bresc-Bautier
Download or read book The Louvre, a Tale of a Palace written by Geneviève Bresc-Bautier and published by Somogy Art Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meaning of the word Louvre remains mysterious, with no clear explanation of its origins. Today it is closely associated with one of the most prestigious museums in the world, and enjoys a fame that somehow overshadows the tumultuous path that led to the contemporary institution as we know it. This book tells the tale of the eight
Book Synopsis Inventing the Louvre by : Andrew McClellan
Download or read book Inventing the Louvre written by Andrew McClellan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-10-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the founding of the Louvre that also explores the ideological underpinnings, pedagogical aims, and aesthetic criteria of this, the first great national art museum.
Download or read book Louvre written by Bruno de Cessole and published by Stewart, Tabori, & Chang. This book was released on 1998 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Mona Lisa's smile to Napoleon's plundered treasures and I. M. Pei's controversial glass pyramid, this book presents the world's greatest museum, not as the sum of its masterpieces, but as a living, changing institution that throws a high beam on the artistic, political, and social history of the Western World. 650 full-color photos.
Book Synopsis Flowers in the Louvre by : Michel Lis
Download or read book Flowers in the Louvre written by Michel Lis and published by Skira Paris. This book was released on 2009 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful promenade through the flower-strewn collection of the Louvre Featuring floral-inspired works from the Louvre collection, this book offers a novel perspective on the world's most visited museum. From the noble iris to the humble bloom-filled meadow, flowers are a natural subject for artists, whether painted in nature or carefully arranged in the studio. This book is a colorful promenade through the flower-strewn collection of the Louvre, which includes masterpieces such as Archimboldo's Spring and Dürer's Flower. Selected works, encompassing a variety of art forms from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and furniture, demonstrate the continued significance of flowers in art from the ancient Persians to the European masters. This volume includes full-page illustrations and close-up details of fifty works in the museum collection. Designed to help a broad readership discover the world's greatest art collection, this series presents a selection of well-known and more obscure works from the Louvre. Art lovers will be pleased to discover their favorite works in a new light while flower enthusiasts and historians will be equally enchanted by this collection.
Book Synopsis A Guide to the Louvre by : Anne Sefrioui
Download or read book A Guide to the Louvre written by Anne Sefrioui and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First-time visitors to the Louvre can hardly fail to be overwhelmed: how to choose among so many treasures? This guide, like the visitor, is necessarily selective. Its aim is not to show everything, but to cover everything. Through a choice of some 600 masterpieces from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century, the reader is given as comprehensive as possible an idea of all the departments. Accompanying the commentaries on the Louvre's foremost masterpieces, presentations of the various periods and collections situate each in its artistic context and throw light on the personalities of its most famous artists. Visitors can consult this book as a prelude to their visit and return to it afterwards to learn more about their discoveries. --From publisher description.
Download or read book Louvre written by Daniel Soulié and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A color guide to four hundred works of art housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, including paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.
Book Synopsis Rohan at the Louvre by : Hirohiko Araki
Download or read book Rohan at the Louvre written by Hirohiko Araki and published by Louvre Collection. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rohan, a young mangaka (Japanese manga artist), meets a beautiful mysterious young woman with a dramatic story. Seeing him draw, she tells him of a cursed 200-year-old painting that used the blackest ink ever known, from a 1000-year-old tree that the painter had brought down. The painting was saved by the curator of the Louvre - Rohan forgets this story until, 10 years later, he tries to locate it on a visit to Paris. Little does he know how violent the curse really is. Fans of manga will appreciate the innovative storyline and the energetic, psychedelic visuals within.
Book Synopsis Love in the Louvre by : Jean-Claude Bologne
Download or read book Love in the Louvre written by Jean-Claude Bologne and published by Flammarion-Pere Castor. This book was released on 2008 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selection of forty works from the Louve, of art both famous and little-known, that celebrate the theme of love in art.
Book Synopsis Art Treasures of the Louvre by : René Huyghe
Download or read book Art Treasures of the Louvre written by René Huyghe and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text chronicles the growth of the Louvre, from its thirteenth-century origins as a fortress to its present pre-eminence in the world of art.
Download or read book Food in the Louvre written by Paul Bocuse and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vital element of daily life and one of the great pleasures of the world, food in all its guises has been exalted in works of art for centuries. With a personal foreword by Paul Bocuse, this volume serves up a smorgasbord of culinarythemed art-from fruit baskets to sumptuous banquet scenes to images of the hunt and still life paintings.
Download or read book Louvre written by Martina Padberg and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rijk gëillustreerd overzicht van de schilderijen in het Louvre in Parijs.
