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Ivoires
Manon Potvin
It is rare for a material and its art to be so fused that they are designated by the same word. That is the privilege...
Napoléon et le Louvre
Collective work
Napoleon wanted to make the former king’s residence an incomparable sanctuary for the treasures scattered...
Porphyre
Les secrets de la pierre pourpre
Manon Potvin
What do a queen’s torso, columns, an eagle and a gueridon in the different departments of the Louvre have in...
Légendes du temps
Collective work
One of the greatest aspects of the Louvre is that it provides a forum for comparing different civilizations on matters...
Du visage au portrait
Stéphanie Wapler
Anyone visiting the Louvre is bound to be drawn to all the painted, sculpted, carved and shaped faces. The images of...
Rois et empereurs au Louvre
Laura Gutman
What could be more natural than learning about French history at the Louvre? The palace was built, enlarged and...
Charles V et ses frères
Collective work
Born after the Hundred Years War broke out, Charles V was determined to restore peace to the kingdom. A number of...
Néoclassicisme
Collective work
What is referred to as “neoclassical” art is as complex as its era, for it developed as Europe was...
