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Treasures of Louvre. Michel Laclotte751 руб
Two hundred years ago, the doors of the Louvre opened to the public for the very first time. ith superb reproductions of nearly 400 of the museums most renowned masterpieces, this glorious little volume provides a grand tour in miniature of the Louvres unparalleled collection, and highlights the extraordinary range of artistic traditions that have gradually found their place in this museum. The royal collections first assembled by Francis I in the sixteenth century were later transferred to the Louvre palace, and this prestigious core was further enriched with artistic treasures during the Revolutionary period. The palace of the French kings had been transformed into a museum that today stretches over an enormous architectural ensemble right in the heart of Paris. Oriental Antiquities, Egyptian Antiquities, and Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities illustrate the art and culture of the ancient Near East and Middle East and the Mediterranean countries. The collections have been growing ever since, and are today divided into seven departments. With superb reproductions of nearly 400 of the museums most renowned masterpieces, this glorious little volume provides a grand tour in miniature of the Louvres unparalleled collection, and highlights the extraordinary range of artistic traditions that have gradually found their place in this museum. The other four so-called "modern" departments--painting, sculpture, decorative arts, and drawing--span Western art from the height of the Middle Ages to the mid-nineteenth century. Из серии: Tiny Folio 1997. Michel Laclotte is the former director of the Louvre. |