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Background imageLouvre Collection: PARIS / LOUVRE C1640

PARIS / LOUVRE C1640
Le Louvre: side view Date: circa 1640

Background imageLouvre Collection: PARIS / LOUVRE C1860

PARIS / LOUVRE C1860
Le Louvre: general view Date: circa 1860

Background imageLouvre Collection: MAGASINS DU LOUVRE

MAGASINS DU LOUVRE
Advertisement for Magasins du Louvre, Paris Date: 1871

Background imageLouvre Collection: LOUVRE AREA, 1730

LOUVRE AREA, 1730
The area round the Louvre in the early 18th century - the Palais Royal to the left, the Vieux Louvre at the top, the Tuileries and its gardens in the foreground Date: 1730

Background imageLouvre Collection: OWEN JONES EGYPTIAN 10

OWEN JONES EGYPTIAN 10
The ornaments in this plate are taken from Mummy-cases in the Louvre (1-5), from the Tomb at Thebes (6+7), from a Mummy-case (8+9) and from the ceilings of various tombs. Date: 1868

Background imageLouvre Collection: Rene Descartes - French Philosopher

Rene Descartes - French Philosopher
RENE DESCARTES French mathematician and philosopher Date: 1596 - 1650

Background imageLouvre Collection: Cupid and Psyche, sculpture, Antonio Canova, Louvre, Paris

Cupid and Psyche, sculpture, Antonio Canova, Louvre, Paris
Cupid and Psyche, sculpture by Antonio Canova, Louvre Museum, Paris. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLouvre Collection: Kudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An

Kudurru (stele) of King Marduk-zakir-shumi (852-828 BC). An act of donation to a priest of the temple of Eana of Uruk. Mesopotamia. Limestone. Cuneiforme. Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris

Background imageLouvre Collection: Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Triumph of the Virtues

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Triumph of the Virtues
Renaissance. Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506). Italian painter. Triumph of the Virtues (Minerva Expelling the Vices from the Garden of Virtue). 1502. Louvre

Background imageLouvre Collection: St. John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). 1513-1

St. John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). 1513-1
St. John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). Completed from 1513-1516. High Renaissance. Oil walnut wood. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Portrait of Madame Recamier

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Portrait of Madame Recamier
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Neoclassical. Portrait of Madame Recamier. 1800. Oil on canvas. Louvre Museum. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Embarkation for Cythera (1

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Embarkation for Cythera (1717). Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Venus de Milo. 2nd c. BC. Hellenistic art. Sculpture

Venus de Milo. 2nd c. BC. Hellenistic art. Sculpture on marble. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageLouvre Collection: LEPRINCE, Anne-Xavier (1799-1826). TheEmbarkation

LEPRINCE, Anne-Xavier (1799-1826). TheEmbarkation of the Animals at the Port of Honfleur. 1823. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageLouvre Collection: Caravaggio (1573-1610). Italian painter. The Fortune Teller

Caravaggio (1573-1610). Italian painter. The Fortune Teller. 1596-1597. Oil on canvas. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). La belle jardiniere or Madonna and Chil

Raphael (1483-1520). La belle jardiniere or Madonna and Chil
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. High Renaissance. La belle jardiniere or Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist. Oil on panel. 1507. Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Painted Cross. 1272-85. Oil painting on canvas. Master of Sa

Painted Cross. 1272-85. Oil painting on canvas. Master of San Francesco. Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Oath of the

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Oath of the
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. Neoclassical. Oath of the Horatii, 1784. Oil on Canvas. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Esarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo

Esarhaddon (681-669BC). King of the Sargonid Dynasty of Neo-Assyrian Empire. Square stele. The inscription records that he restored the temple of Marduk, Babylon. 678-669 BC. Babylonia Exposure

Background imageLouvre Collection: Marduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Kudurro (stela)

Marduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Kudurro (stela)
Marduk-apla-iddina II or Marduk-Baladan. Chaldean prince who usurpedd the Babylonian throne in 721BC. Reigned 722-710BC and 703-703BC. Kudurro (stela). Babylon exposore. Louvre. Paris

Background imageLouvre Collection: Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Spring (The Earthly Paradise)

Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). Spring (The Earthly Paradise)
Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665). French painter. Spring (The Earthly Paradise). 1660. Classicism. Oil. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). The Deposition. 1620

Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). The Deposition. 1620
Jusepe de Ribera (1591-1652). Spanish Tenebrist painter. Called Lo Spagnoletto. The Deposition. 1620. Museum of Louvre, Paris, France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682). The Holy Family, 1682

Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682). The Holy Family, 1682
Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1618-1682). Spanish Baroque painter. The Holy Family or Virgin of Seville. 1682. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Orphan girl at the cemetery, 1

Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Orphan girl at the cemetery, 1
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). French Romantic painter. Orphan girl at the cemetery, 1824. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Egypt. Seated scribe. Detail. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636

Egypt. Seated scribe. Detail. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636
Egyptian art. Seated scribe. Detail. remains of polychrome. 5th dynasty. Old Kingdom (2636-2155). Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Madonna and Child with St. Jo

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Madonna and Child with St. Jo
Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. Florentine School. Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist. 1468. Tempera on panel. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: The Consecration of the Emperor Napolen and the Coronation o

The Consecration of the Emperor Napolen and the Coronation of Empress Josephine on December 2, 1804, by French painter Jacques Louis David (1748-1825). Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Idealized bust of emperor Claudius (10 BC-54 AD). Marble

Idealized bust of emperor Claudius (10 BC-54 AD). Marble
Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) (10 BC-54 AD). Roman emperor. Julio-Claudia, dynasty. Idealized bust. Marble. From Thassos, Greece. Louvre Museum. Paris

Background imageLouvre Collection: Renaissance. Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. La Belle

Renaissance. Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. La Belle
Renaissance. Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist (La Belle Jardiniere). 1507. Oil on panel. Louvre Museum. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). The Virgin and Child with Sai

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). The Virgin and Child with Sai
Leonardo da Vinci (1452 1519). Italian Renaissance polymath. The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne. C. 1508. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Piero della Francesca (1415-1492). Portrait of Sigismondo P

Piero della Francesca (1415-1492). Portrait of Sigismondo P
Piero della Francesca (1415-1492). Painter of the Early Renaissance. Portrait of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, condottiero and lord of Rimini and Fano Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta. Louvre. Paris

Background imageLouvre Collection: Rearming Venus

Rearming Venus
What did the Venus de Milo, now standing in the Louvre, Paris, look like before she lost her arms ? These are some of the suggestions... Date: 1896

Background imageLouvre Collection: LAURE, Jean Fran篩s Hyacinthe Jules (1806-1861)

LAURE, Jean Fran篩s Hyacinthe Jules (1806-1861). Alcuin presenting himself before Charlemagne. 1837. Central detail. Copy of a Victor Schnetzs work conservated at the Louvre. Oil on canvas

Background imageLouvre Collection: Painted wood stele depicting Amon musician playing

Painted wood stele depicting Amon musician playing harp before god Ra-Harakhty, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty XXI. Egyptian art. Painting. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageLouvre Collection: Napoleons soldiers looting Dresden art treasures

Napoleons soldiers looting Dresden art treasures
Removal of paintings and artworks from the Cassel gallery in Dresden by Napoleons soldiers after the Battle of Dresden in 1813: a German caricature against Napoleon and Dominique Vivant Denon

Background imageLouvre Collection: Jacques Lemercier

Jacques Lemercier
JACQUES LEMERCIER French architect and sculptor from Pontoise, who worked principally at Versailles and the Louvre, Paris : he also did church doors. Date: 1585 - 1654

Background imageLouvre Collection: HOFFBAUER, Theodor Josef Hubert (1839-1922)

HOFFBAUER, Theodor Josef Hubert (1839-1922). Le Louvre 1380. end 19th c. Paris. The Louvre in Charles Vs times (1380). Watercolour. FRANCE. Paris. Mus饠 Carnavalet (Carnavalet Museum)

Background imageLouvre Collection: DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h. 1479-1542)

DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h. 1479-1542)
DOSSO DOSSI, Giovanni di Luteri, called (h.1479-1542). Portrait of a man, possibly Cesare Borgia. beg. 16th c. Detail. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum

Background imageLouvre Collection: Louvre Exterior 1860

Louvre Exterior 1860
Exterior view of the palace of the Louvre, before the Siege and the Commune during which the Tuileries were destroyed. Some might prefer the group of trees to todays pyramid

Background imageLouvre Collection: Advert for Louvre evening dresses 1929

Advert for Louvre evening dresses 1929
Two long and elegent evening dresses, black and pink gown that is closely moulded to the figure almost to the knee then flares out

Background imageLouvre Collection: Advert for the London fashion house of the London Louvre, 19

Advert for the London fashion house of the London Louvre, 1921 at 135a Charing Cross Road Date: 1921

Background imageLouvre Collection: France. Paris. New bridge Louvre Palace and the College of F

France. Paris. New bridge Louvre Palace and the College of F
French history. Paris. View of new bridge Louvre Palace and the College of the Four Nations. Anonymous painting. 1680 French School. Carnavalet Museum. Paris

Background imageLouvre Collection: Clock - Three Graces by E M Flaconet - Marble and Bronze

Clock - Three Graces by E M Flaconet - Marble and Bronze
The Three Graces by Etienne-Maurice Flaconet (1716-1791) from circa 1770 a clock made from white marble and gilt bronze Date: circa 1770

Background imageLouvre Collection: Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico. Renai

Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico. Renai
Baldassare Castiglione (1478-1529). Count of Casatico, was an Italian courtier, diplomat, soldier and prominent Renaissance author. Portrait by Raphael (1483-1520). Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of Isabel de Requesens

Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of Isabel de Requesens
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. Renaissance. Portrait of Isabel de Requesens (1500-1577), as vice empress of Naples. Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Babilonian. Second Dynasty of Isin in the reign of Nebuchadn

Babilonian. Second Dynasty of Isin in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Ii (1126-1105 BC). Standstone. Kudurru of Nebuchadnezzar I. From Sippar (Abu Habba). Exposition. Louvre. Paris. France

Background imageLouvre Collection: Babylonian. Second Dynasty of Isin in the reign of Nebuchadn

Babylonian. Second Dynasty of Isin in the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II (1126-1105 BC). Boundary-stone. Kudurru. Limestone stela. Text. Cuneiform. Sippar, Abu Habba. Iraq. British Museum

Background imageLouvre Collection: Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedonia called G

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedonia called G
Alexander the Great (356-323 BC). King of Macedonia. Bust of Alexander III of Macedon called Guimet Alexander. From Egypt. Louvre Museum. Paris. France



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