Louvre

The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. 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 Lisa,'' ''Venus de Milo,'' and ''Winged Victory''. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the Medieval Louvre fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French kings.

The building was redesigned and extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.

The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed from 1796 until 1801. The collection was increased under Napoleon and the museum was renamed ''Musée Napoléon'', but after Napoleon's abdication, many works seized by his armies were returned to their original owners. The collection was further increased during the reigns of Louis XVIII and Charles X, and during the Second French Empire the museum gained 20,000 pieces. Holdings have grown steadily through donations and bequests since the Third Republic. The collection is divided among eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings.

The Musée du Louvre contains approximately 500,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments with more than dedicated to the permanent collection. The Louvre exhibits sculptures, objets d'art, paintings, drawings, and archaeological finds. At any given point in time, approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are being exhibited over an area of , making it the largest museum in the world. It received 8.9 million visitors in 2023, 14 percent more than in 2022, though below the 10.1 million visitors it received in 2018. The Louvre is the most-visited museum in the world, ahead of the Vatican Museums. Provided by Wikipedia
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Das Selbstzeugnis eines altägyptischen Künstlers, Stele Louvre C 14 /

: Münchener Universitätsschriften : Philosophische Fakultät. : 176 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Les serviteurs funéraires royaux et princiers de l'ancienne Egypte /

: 451 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-451) and indexes. : 2711845648

Les statues égyptiennes de l'Ancien Empire /

: At head of title : Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités égyptiennes. : 341 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-339) and indexes. : 2711834069

Le Louvre : les antiquités égyptiennes /

: 95 pages : col. illustrations, map ; 28 cm. : 2866560760

Nouvelles acquisitions, arts d l'Islam, 1988-2001 : catalogue /

: At head of title : Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités orientales. : 203 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-203) and index. : 2711844048

Le Christ et l'abbe Mena /

: 56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 2711837505

L'art du metal au debut de l'ere chretienne /

: 303 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and indexes. : 2711824063

Art phénicien : la sculpture de tradition phénicienne /

: At head of title : Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités orientales. : 172 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 160-170) and index. : 2711844293

Catalogue des objets de toilette égyptiens /

: volume <10> : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. : Bibliography : pages 189-190.

Les stèles d'Horus sur les crocodiles /

: 182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-178) and index. : 2711847837

Le poignard égyptien dit "du Gebel el-Arak" /

: 63 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm. : bibliography : pages 31. : 9782757202524 (Somogy)
2757202529 (Somogy)
9782350312231 (Louvre)
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Le Département des antiquités égyptiennes, guide sommaire, /

: 100 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Catalogue des terres cuites greco-romaines d'Egypte /

: Cover title : Terres cuites gréco-romaines d'Egypte. : 349 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm. : Bibliography : pages 346-347. : 2711822273

La peinture copte /

: At head of title : Musée du Louvre, Département des antiquités égyptiennes. : 94 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-93) and index. : 2711826929

Portraits funéraires de l'Egypte romaine /

: Volume 1. Masques en stuc. : 2 volumes : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm. : bibliography : pages 222-224. : 2711848329

Published 2011
Ebih-Il /

: "Louvre"--Cover. : 63 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 22 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63). : 9782757205099

Published 2013
Antinoé : momies, textiles, céramiques et autres antiques : envois de l'État et dépôts du musée du Louvre de 1901 à nos jours /

: 599 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (p. 577-599). : 9782757206669

Published 2007
L’Égypte est au Louvre /

: 191 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references page 189. : 9782757200018

Published 2005
La voix des hiéroglyphes : promenade au Département des antiquités égyptiennes du Musée du Louvre /

: 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-215) and index. : 2950436897

Published 2012
Les statues privées de la fin de l'Égypte pharaonique : (1069 av. J.-C.-395 apr. J.-C.) /

: "En hommage à l'œuvre de Bernard V. Bothmer" -- Page facing title page.
"Cet ouvrage est le premier des trois volumes consacrés à la collection des statues privées de la fin de l'Égypte pharaonique conservées au département des Antiquités égyptiennes du Louvre" -- Page 4 of cover. : 477 pages : color illlustratiions ; 27 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9782350313559

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