The Louvre is one of the “must-to-be visited” spots for most visitors in Paris. Housing 35,000 works of art, the Louvre can be easily overwhelming. A list of works along with their locations inside the museum might help you to keep t
he tour more specific and focused. Aimed with the “self-guided tour” that instructed by the museum’s website, one can cover most of the masterpieces at Louvre, including the most popular lady in the Museum– Mona Lisa whose fame actually came more from her story being stolen than the painting’s qualities self.
As always, the time in Louvre goes by too quickly. One of the paintings I studied this time is “the Raft of Medusa” by Theodore Gericault. It was very impressive of the tragical emotion brought cross the canvas to its viewers by the movement of the figures in this painting, also one has appreciation of the painter’s choice on the true event that this painting based upon.
On the same wall right next to “the Raft of Medusa” is Delacroix’ masterpiece “July 28, Liberty leading the People“. An art trip to Paris could be a good opportunity to learn about a specific artist whom you might not be familiar with before. This time we picked Delacroix. In the following days we visited Delacroix’ museum which used to be his residence while he working on the commissions for church Saint-Sulpice. Sure enough, we eventually walked into the nearby Saint-Sulpice and found Delacroix’ 3 works inside the church on the right side near the entrance.
Tips: 1) to avoid the long line at the Pyramid, get there early before 9 am or try in the evening on Wednesdays/Fridays when it opens till 21:30.
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