Louvre Museum/orsay Museum Duo

by Montparnasse Multimedia

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004ZCQP
• Item model number: MPM0010
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 12, 2002
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,777 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

This two-title package allows you to take virtual tours of two of the world's greatest museums: the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay.

The Louvre disc allows you to view the greatest treasures of the ancient civilizations of Egypt and the Orient, including the Seated Scribe and the Winged Assyrian Bulls from Khorsabad in Iraq. Greek and Roman works include the Venus de Milo, the Sarcophagus of the Spouses, and the ideal statue of Marcellus. There are also works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, David, Delacroix, and others. You can study the works in detail and discover unexpected aspects with the help of animated sequences. Voyage through 4,000 years of art history and meet the artists, sovereigns, architects, and scholars who have made their mark over the centuries and on the history of the palace.

The Musée d'Orsay disc offers a complete view of this showcase for the glories of French art of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wander through the museum's rooms one by one, and experience at your leisure its wide-ranging collection. Masterpieces of sculpture, painting, and photography are presented in the context of the movements they represent, from symbolism to art nouveau, with special attention paid to impressionism and the Pont-Aven School. All the masters of the age are represented, including van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, Klimt, Courbet, and Rodin. A magnifier feature lets you examine the museum's paintings up close, and vivid animations bring the artists' visions to life. Rotate sculptures for all-round views. Commentaries from art historians provide background, while historical and cultural narratives on a range of subjects, including Zola the art critic and the "Caillebotte affaire," put the art in the context of its time.