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The Louvre, a Tale of a Palace
Geneviève Bresc-Bautier
The Louvre? To this day, no one has provided a convincing explanation on the origin of the word. And yet the term has...
Le Louvre à l’époque romantique
Sébastien Allard
This book sheds new light on the historical, artistic and political importance of the decoration of the Louvre...
The Napoleon III Apartments
Anne Dion-Tenenbaum
The Napoleon III apartments are unique in that they have retained all the splendor of their original décor and...
Quand le Louvre raconte Paris
Hélène Guicharnaud
An invitation to discover a special Louvre, which tells the history of Paris from the Middle Ages to 1914 through its...
The Apollo Gallery in the Louvre
Collective work
The aim of this book is to show the importance of the Apollo Gallery and its sumptuous décor in the history of...
L’Album de la galerie d’Apollon au Louvre
Geneviève Bresc-Bautier
A spectacular décor designed by Charles Le Brun in the 17th century for the young Sun King, culminated in the...
Les bâtisseurs du Louvre
Daniel Soulié
The Musée du Louvre has the distinction of being housed in a former palace of the French kings. This guide...
Le Musée Napoléon
Philippe Malgouyres
The extraordinary adventure of the Napoleon Museum is an almost legendary episode in European museum history. In 1802,...
