Louvre. Paris

In the very heart of Paris, on the shore of the Seine, the Louvre is located - the main art museum of France and one of the greatest artistic storage facilities in the world. The Louvre is a former royal palace, a complex of buildings that were built, rebuilt and completed 800 years before its modern appearance before its modern look. The history of the collection of Western European painting Louvor dates back to the 16th century and is associated with the name of King Francis I. From his collection in today's Louvre there are nineteen paintings by the artists of the Italian Renaissance, as well as the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci's “Dzhoconda”. The first French work in the Louvre meeting is also connected with Francis I - this is his portrait of the work of Jean Clue. Subsequently, kings and cardinals gathered the paintings, and Louis XIV and his Minister Kolbert especially succeeded in this. But the royal collection, from which the current collection of painting grew up, made the French revolution, opening the doors of the Louvre for the people. It happened on November 18, 1793. Our book is intended for a wide audience of painting lovers. It can be in demand by those who learn painting, and who teaches it at universities and schools. A bright and substantial text will serve as a kind of landmark, even a guide on the numerous halls of the museum, making it possible to enjoy the great canvases. And they look very advantageous in this publication.