Saturday at the Louvre - Public entry

[avari_elf]

Saturday I went to the Louvre museum to follow a guided visit. I love their guided visits, the people leading them are brilliant.
So, yesterday the theme was "XVIth century Italian sculpture". The man guiding us was really interesting, and he wrote his thesis on S. Stefano Rotondo, so I totally heart him

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[finmagik]

Thanks for posting all the lovely pictures it was like walking through museum and I loved you're comments.

[avari_elf]

I'm glad you liked it :)

I loved your comments
The guide was really great. It's such a great opportunity to be able to see art collections with people who are so passionate about them.

[danalwyn]

The art that you've got pictures of looks fantastic (even if I'm not the world's biggest Michaelangelo fan). I've only ever seen two Michaelangelo collections, the one at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, that houses the impressive David as well as a few other works, and the Vatican's collection-of which I remember little except the Pieta. I do remember seeing his Moses at St. Peter-in-Chains, but I was not as impressed by that (it seemed a bit small). I didn't know the the Louvre had such an impressive collection of his stuff, especially since it seems a bit heavy to haul all the way up to Paris

[avari_elf]

I really want to visit Rome and Florence one day. In Italy I know pretty well Venice and Sicily, but that's all, and I'm really dying to see the other cities.

I didn't know the the Louvre had such an impressive collection of his stuff, especially since it seems a bit heavy to haul all the way up to Paris.

I think the Louvre just as these two sculptures - which is already quite a gift, of course. If I remember correctly, my mother told me there were also around 40 drawings of him at the Louvre, but I'm not sure they're shown to the public as they're quite fragile.
And yes, I'm always surprised by all these things we managed to bring back from other countries. For example, in the same where the Mona lisa is exposed, there's also Paolo Veronese's Marriage at Cana (this one). It's huge, like 10x7 meters and it must have been something to bring it back from Italy in 1797 during the Revolution wars in Italy, even if you can roll the canvas up.

I'm more of a Bernini personThere are 6 Bernini at the Louvre (I cheated: I looked on the

[jizmunci]

thanks, I enjoyed that.

[avari_elf]

You're welcome!

[crowdog66]

Absolutely gorgeous! Particularly the Cellini nymph... thanks for bringing a smile to my day.

[avari_elf]

You're welcome! And I loved the nymph too. I think she's quite beautiful and fascinating.

[avari_elf]

You're welcome. And I enjoyed making this post, it's a good way to keep my notes about the visit while sharing them with others.