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Louvre or Louvre museum i.e. Musée du Louvre
Introduction:-
French people are art loving.
Louvre was created in 12th century (1190 CE) and has been modified several times. From fortress to seat of power to royal palace to museum.
Location: which is along the banks of the Seine River in Paris,
The Musée du Louvre contains more than 380,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in 8 curatorial departments.
Egyptian Antiquities:
From the Nile civilizations which date from 4,000 BC to the 4th century AD.Holdings include art, papyrus scrolls, mummies, tools, clothing, jewellery, games, musical instruments, and weapons
near Eastern Antiquities :
Near Eastern civilization and "first settlements", before the arrival of Islam. The department is divided into three geographic areas: the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Persia
How many legs ?
Greek Etruscan and Roman:-
•ancient Italians, Greek and Roman antiquities.
1. Venus de Milo(Aphrodite)2. Nike of Samothrace (winged
victory)
• Jewellery, precious stones.
Islamic ArtIt spans "thirteen centuries and three continents". These exhibits, comprising ceramics, glass, metal ware, brass ware, wood, ivory, carpet, textiles, and miniatures, include more than 5,000 works and 1,000 shards. It also contains the collection of poetry by Persian poet Ferdowsi.
SculptureIt contains sculptures that do not belong to the Greco-roman category of sculptures. Famous Yombe sculptures (african people).
Painting:-The High Renaissance collection includes Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, Virgin and Child with St. Anne, St. John the Baptist, and Madonna of the Rocks. Caravaggio is represented by The Fortune Teller and Death of the Virgin.
Decorative Arts:Among the budding collection's most prized works were pietre dure vases and bronzes. The Durand collection's added "ceramics, enamels, and stained glass", and 800 pieces were given by Pierre Révoil. The onset of Romanticism rekindled interest Renaissance and Medieval artwork.