Each volume of the ART & ARCHITECTURE series is opulently illustrated. The highly readable texts give you concentrated information on accessing well and lesser known sites in the world of art. An image of every piece of art that is described is included, allowing readers to easily recognize the original on site. Insets on cultural-historical topics and illustrated glossaries, summaries, and timelines supplement the body text - leaving a deeper, more lasting impression of the material that is covered. Convenient compact format makes these books particularly handy to take along as a guide while viewing the great works featured within.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Nice, portable Louvre guide.,
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This is a nice little book, compact and well organized, with floor plans(some fold-out) of the major galleries and descriptions of major works as well as various articles and historical information. I carried this with me on a recent trip to the Louvre and found it very informative, though of course not comprehensive. Descriptions of major works are included and very illuminating. The material on the history of the Louvre is also interesting. The layout can be a little busy to follow, though, since articles on side topics are interwoven with the descriptions of works.
I had to have Amazon send a replacement copy for the first, however, because it was defective (where there should have been a floor plan for French Sculpture (at pages 217 through 222), there was instead an insert of the Italian Paintings plan, which was numbered as pages 271 to 273 (which is duplicative of later pages in the book, because the same insert appears again). The replacement copy is fine, however, so it does not appear to be a problem that should affect other purchasers.
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It is a decorative hardcover book too beautiful to use in your home. I bought and use on my shelf along with other books of the same decoration. Particularly I love this collection.
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In 1793, the same year as Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette were taken to the guillotine, the government of the Revolution opened a museum in the old royal palace of the Louvre which today can hardly be matched by any collection in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Grande Galerie, Mona Lisa, Hubert Robert, Sun King, Middle Ages, Peter Paul Rubens, Middle East, Leonardo da Vinci, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Still Life, National Gallery, Jan van Eyck, Cour Napoleon, Cour Carrée, Salle des Etats, Land of the Two Rivers, Venus de Milo, King Louis, King Charles, Nicolas Poussin, Virgin Mary, Musée du Louvre, André Malraux, Tiziano Vecellio Browse Sample Pages:
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In 1793, the same year as Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette were taken to the guillotine, the government of the Revolution opened a museum in the old royal palace of the Louvre which today can hardly be matched by any collection in the world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Grande Galerie, Mona Lisa, Hubert Robert, Sun King, Middle Ages, Peter Paul Rubens, Middle East, Leonardo da Vinci, Mary Magdalene, John the Baptist, Still Life, National Gallery, Jan van Eyck, Cour Napoleon, Cour Carrée, Salle des Etats, Land of the Two Rivers, Venus de Milo, King Louis, King Charles, Nicolas Poussin, Virgin Mary, Musée du Louvre, André Malraux, Tiziano Vecellio Browse Sample Pages:
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