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The Louvre (English: / ˈ l uː v (r ə)/ LOOV(-rə)), or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] ⓘ), is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art , including the Mona ...
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www.louvre.fr. Statue in marble, about 190 BC. Found in Samothrace in 1863. The Louvre is a museum in Paris. It has millions of visitors every year because of its art collection. It is the most visited art museum in the world . The most famous piece of art in the Louvre is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
- The Construction
- François I and Leonardo Da Vinci
- Henri IV (of Navarre) and The St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
- Sun King Louis XIV’s Move to Versailles
- The Louvre in Decline
- Becoming A Museum
- Napoleon Bonaparte’s Oeuvres D’Art at The Louvre
- Returning The Artwork and Rebuilding The Collection
- Napoleon III’s Reconstruction
- Burning Down The Attached Palais Des Tuileries
The fortress that became the Château du Louvrewas initially built in 1190 French King Louis Auguste. Its location on the Right bank of the Seine river was across from the older part of Paris, which was formerly called Lutece (today Ile de la Cité and the Latin quarter in the 5th arrondissement). It is not the oldest palace in Paris, however, that h...
In 1528, French King François I brought down the Grosse Tour du Louvre in his push to bring the Louvre up to Renaissance standards. He made the Louvre his royal residence in Paris, although the Château de Fontainebleauoutside of Paris remained his favorite abode. He ordered a large scale renovation in the Italian renaissance style, with ceremonial ...
At the time, tensions were high between Protestants and Catholics. The youngest daughter of Queen Catherine, Marguerite of Valois, is married off to Henri of Navarre, in an effort to heal the tensions. It would have the opposite effect. Henri is protestant, and marrying Catholic Marguerite would lead to one of the most brutal massacres in French hi...
When Sun King Louis XIV ascended to the throne, he was merely 4 years old. It was a tumultuous time known as the Fronde, with nobles at the time contesting his mother Anne, who was Regent. At one point, the 12-year old Louis and his mother were held prisoner at Palais Royal in Paris (the palace next to the Louvre) until they conceded to the demands...
With Louis XIV and his descendants preferring to make Versailles their home, and the executive power located at the Palais des Tuileries, the Louvre was taken over by artists, craftsmen, royal academies, and various royal officers. The Mona Lisa was not at the Louvre, but instead at the Palace of Fontainebleau (aka the Home of Kings). And when it w...
It would take a revolution for the Louvre Palace to find a new purpose. In 1789, the King, Marie-Antoinetteand court were forced to return from Versailles and were in Tuileries Palace while many courtiers moved into the Louvre. After the fall of the monarchy many artworks including the Mona Lisa became property of the French Republic and went on pe...
When Napoleon Bonaparte took power and declared himself Emperor in 1804, he had the museum renamed Musée Napoléon. He himself did not live at the Louvre, preferring Château Malmaison, Fontainebleue, and later Palais de l’Elysée. He did however set off pillaging various artworks across Europe, bringing them back to the Louvre. Acquisitions were made...
After Napoleon Bonaparte’s defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, many of the countries he had previously conquered asked for their artwork back. For example, the Horses of Saint Mark, which had adorned the basilica of San Marco in Venice since the sack of Constantinople in 1204, had been brought to Paris where they were placed atop Napoleon’s Arc de Tr...
With several warswith Prussia and England in the 19th century, the Louvre was not a priority. When Napoleon III (nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte) lands on the French throne, he decides to renovate much of Paris, with his new Hausmannian buildings, as well as the Louvre. The wings of the buildings around the Cours Napoleon where the glass pyramid entra...
Like his uncle Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon III also was defeated and dethroned after a battle in 1870, this time against the Prussians (Germans). He was exiled to England, leaving France in turmoil. His former home, the Tuileries Palace that was attached to the Louvre, was burnt down during the Paris Commune protests in 1871. The emperor’s...
Apr 12, 2024 · The Louvre strives to make the museum accessible to all visitors. Measures are taken to ensure visitors find everything they need in the exhibition rooms and at each step of their itinerary. Visitors with physical disabilities. Visitors with hearing impairments. Visitors with visual impairments.
Musée du Louvre. The museum is open today from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. 9:00 AM 6:00 PM. Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. 9:00 AM 9:00 PM. Wednesday and Friday. Closed. Tuesday. Last entry: 1 hour before closing. Clearing of rooms: 30 minutes before closing. Public holidays: the Louvre is closed on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
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