Denon wing – 1st floor – Mollien – Room 77 In 1816 the frigate Medusa, sailing to Senegal, was separated by the storm, off the coast of Morocco, the flotilla she escorted, and ran aground on the bench of Arguin, … Read More
Sully wing – 2nd floor – The painters of Louis XV – Room 38 Diana leaving her bath is a delightful painting; it is considered perhaps the masterpiece of Boucher. “The goddess, one of her nymphs, kneeling beside her, has … Read More
Denon wing – 1st floor – Mona Lisa Room – Room 6 Few subjects, in the anecdotal genre, have been so often treated by painters of all times and all countries. It is not up to our contemporary artists who … Read More
Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Netherlands, 15th century – Room 5 The enthusiasts of the Louvre Museum are all familiar with this exquisite work, as remarkable for the beauty of the composition as for the charm of detail, for … Read More
Sully wing – 2nd floor – Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1736-1806) – Room 48 With his price of Rome, Fragonard is ready to leave for the Eternal City. But, before taking the boat, he will bid farewell to his old master and … Read More
Richelieu wing – 2nd floor – Netherlands, 15th century – Room 5 “If Bruges,” writes M. de Wyzewa, “has attracted all the pilgrims of art for a century, if it appears to them as a kind of Assisi or Siena Flamande, perhaps it … Read More
Denon wing – 1st floor – Grand Gallery – Room 5 The scene represents a landscape of Olympus. On a high mound forming an arcade, Mars and Venus stand in front of a brightly draped bench sheltered by a screen … Read More
Sully wing – 2nd floor – Watteau – Room 36 Largilliere has arranged his painting, conventionally, in a rural setting, without even worrying about the improbability of showing his wife and daughter, dressed in their finery and adorned more for … Read More
This work is not currently visible in the rooms of the Museum In the prestigious frame of the Bay of Naples and following the shores of the Gulf, a joyous caravan returns from the legendary pilgrimage to the Madonna of … Read More
This work is not currently visible in the rooms of the Museum We are undoubtedly in a rich middle class residence of Holland in the 17th century. The furniture is comfortable, and the carpet which covers the table was brought … Read More
Sully wing – 2nd floor – The painters of Louis XIV – Room 34 In a rich house of a gentleman from Perpignan, the old Roussillois painter Guerra painted the wall of a terrace. Behind him, a child followed with … Read More
Sully wing – 2nd floor – Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1736-1806) – Room 48 It is a delightful symphony of tender colors and pink flesh, that this table of the Bathers: the blue of the sky, the light green of the trees, … Read More
