{"id":5969,"date":"2020-07-15T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T07:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/four-hours-at-the-louvre-museum\/"},"modified":"2020-12-07T13:30:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T12:30:23","slug":"four-hours-at-the-louvre-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-watchsite.com\/blog\/four-hours-at-the-louvre-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Hours At The Louvre Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Louvre Museum seen from the sky – \u00a9 2009 Yann Arthus-Bertrand<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In reality, visitors only spend a few hours in the museum. Which is why it is necessary to choose the right route in order to admire the must-see works\u2014just after those mentioned above\u2014for which it is better to be patient in order to even catch a glimpse of some of them due to the. Well then, follow the guide, and let us start this short tour of the Louvre with ten famous works of art not to be missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, one has to climb the grand staircase and pass in front of the Winged Victory of Samothrace<\/em>, and then continue on their way to stop in front of the painting of The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne<\/em> (Leonardo da Vinci) or The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds<\/em> (Georges de la Tour). The next step is to make an essential detour to the gallery that houses The Coronation of Napoleon<\/em> (Jacques-Louis David), The Raft of the Medusa<\/em> (Theodore G\u00e9ricault) and the Liberty Guiding the People<\/em> (Eug\u00e8ne Delacroix). Finally, finish this first stroll through the museum by passing through the square courtyard, and admire the statues exhibited in this vast and luminous room. So many infinitely famous works that one could tirelessly admire for all eternity. However, the Louvre also abounds in many other treasures, a bit more discreet, a little more hidden, but just as remarkable and admirable. The visit resumes, this time with a selection of lesser-known creations, to be discovered or rediscovered an infinite number of times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FEMALE FIGURES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE GRANDE ODALISQUE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A painter\u2019s secret<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Grande Odalisque – 1814
Jean-Auguste-Dominique INGRES (1780 – 1867)
Denon Wing – Room 702<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ingres\u2019 work, from the painting department, is installed in the Denon wing. From the very first glance, this harem woman transports us to a sensual vision of Orient. With her face turned towards the viewer, she represents a most fascinating, mythology-inspired nude. The contrast between the lascivious pose and the delicate economy of colours makes this painting a subtle and harmonious representation. However, the work was violently criticized when it was exhibited at the Salon of 1819: Ingres\u2019 style was misunderstood and he was reproached for his disregard of anatomical accuracy. In fact, the painter added a few vertebrae to the young woman\u2019s back, thus making it much longer. But who could deny the sensuality that this freedom from the artist gave the odalisque?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE WOMAN WITH THE PEARL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other Mona Lisa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Woman With Th Pearl – Around 1868 – 1870
Camille COROT (1796 – 1875)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot succeeded in combining several immensely famous painters in this work. The title evokes another young woman, that of Vermeer, but the pose reminds us of Da Vinci\u2019s Portrait of Mona Lisa<\/em>. The clothes, the colours and the round face all remind us of Raphael\u2019s paintings. The model, Berthe Goldschmidt, wears a very light veil on her head and a dress from Italy, brought back from a trip Corot himself went on. What was long thought to be a pearl is in fact a small leaf that delicately stands out on the girl\u2019s forehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE HEAD OF A FEMALE FIGURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Picture-perfect face<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Head Of A Female Figure
Ancient Cycladic II (2700 – 2300 B.C)
Denon Wing – Room 170<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This piece of great geometric purity is the first testimony of Greek marble sculpture. The exceptional size of the head (27 cm), along with the classical dimensions of a face, indicates that it probably belonged to the body of a naked female idol measuring 1.5 m. The balance of the composition is fascinating: only the ears (invisible from the front) and the nose are in relief. The shiny whiteness of the marble actually conceals an earlier polychromy, but gives this fragment of statue a soothing calm aura. This abstract aspect of the face has seduced and inspired the greatest modern artists, Modigliani and Picasso in particular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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