A GUIDE TO THE LOUVRE (ANGLAIS)

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A GUIDE TO THE LOUVRE (ANGLAIS) Collectif Summary First-time visitors to the Louvre can hardly fail to be overwhelmed: how to choose among so many treasures? First-time visitors to the Louvre can hardly fail to be overwhelmed: how to choose among so many treasures? This guide, like the visitor, is necessarily selective. Its aim is not to show everything, but to cover everything. Through a choice of some 600 masterpieces from antiquity to the mid-nineteenth century, the reader is given as comprehensive as possible an idea of all the departments. Accompanying the commentaries on the Louvre's foremost masterpieces, presentations of the various periods and collections situate each in its artistic context and throw light on the personalities of its most famous artists. Visitors can consult this book as a prelude to their visit and return to it afterwards to learn more about their discoveries. --From publisher description. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 480 pages · Paperback By Collectif Details ISBN: 9782711845927 Author: Collectif Format: Paperback Pages: 480 Language: French Publication date: 25 May 2005 Condition: New About the authors Collectif and Anne Sefrioui and Musée du Louvre More about this book Reviews First-time visitors to the Louvre can hardly fail to be overwhelmed: how to choose among so many treasures? This guide, like the visitor, is necessarily selective. Its aim is not to show everything, but to cover everything. Show more