France 6 - Paris 2: Louvre 1

Sunday... totally empty and quiet streets outside our hotel. We were the only living beings seen. The whole world was like came to a standstill!


And the place to visit was the Louvre!!






Hehe, jump again. (photo by Sah)


Inside-out.


From inside.


Beneath the glass pyramid.


Everyone came for her!


This way...


Packed.


There she is!


Sooo many ppl.


She IS pretty.

But apart from her, there were numerous great paintings here in the Louvre. And the audio guide was very well done - much better than the ones in the Vatican Museum. Click on the links if u're interested to know more about the paintings.


La Mort de Cleopatre, by Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli.


Autoportrait un ami (self portrait with a friend) by Raphael.


Portraits of human heads made up of vegetables, flowers, fruits and tree roots by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Two out of four paintings of a series, Spring and Winter were exhibited in the Louvre. The other two, Summer and Autumn could be seen in another gallery in Paris.


The Children of Edward by Paul Delaroche, an example of Romanticism style which evokes a strong emotion on the viewers of this painting.


Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques Louis David, in which one of the biggest lie in history was told by including Napoleon's mother in this painting, although she had not attended the coronation ceremony of which she disapproved.


Massacres under the Triumvirate by Antoine Caron, which demostrated the war of religion with the Catholics slaughtering the Protestants.


Some details.


Gabrielle d'Estrées and One of Her Sisters by unknown artist from the school of Fontainebleau.


Close-up.


Pilgrimage to Cythera by Jean-Antoine Watteau depicts a celebration with a sexual nature. Cythera is the birthplace of Venus, goddess of love. Paying pilgrimage to Cythera could simply means 'making love'. The statue of Venus can be seen at the right end of this painting.


To the right of the picture is this first couple. The man is sweet-talking to persuade the woman to pay pilgrimage to the Cythera with him. Cupid can be seen at the feet of the woman, trying to make her agree to the invitation.


The second couple - the woman agrees to the invitation and the man is helping her up.


The third couple - they're ready to go...


...joining these many couples who were already waiting on the ship, to travel to Cythera, the island of love, lead by numerous Cupids. Nice representation huh? :)


Hercules and Omphale by Francois Lemoyne. 英雄难过美人关！


Girl with the Naked Bust by Baron Pierre-Narcisse Guérin. I love the facial expression in this girl.