The Louvre is a large U-shape around an enormous plaza over half a kilometre long.
Rather better looking than he appeared in "I Claudius".
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Or "La Giaconda". It's behind a glass protective barrier, probably bulletproof.
Now I've seen the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa. I've officially been to Paris.
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There was a lot of reproduction work going on in the museum.
Here an artist reproduces ??? by Raphael.
In the Louvre, don't forget to look up every so often. The ceilings are every bit as magnificent as the artworks.
Ingres, "La Grande Odalisque" being copied.
By David. I thought it was Napoleon crowning himself, but he already has a crown.
I remember this one from my history textbooks.
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The controversial (and I can see why as it's completely out of place) pyramid in the Louvre plaza. The pyramid is the entrance gate; within it, stairs wind down to the atrium area.
Wall upon wall of Rubens. Rubens overload.
Looking out from the Louvre, across the gardens, to the Eiffel Tower in the background.
In the Roman and Greek sculpture room. Overload again.
Looking the other way.
Mostly armless. No-one's been able to figure out the original position of the arms
View from another angle. OK, now I've officially been to Paris.
View from a third angle.
I always wondered what he looked like. Seems pretty normal. But if I was told to do a sculpture of him, I'd make sure it was flattering!
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I'm not sure what this is called but it is superb. The veil is magnificent. How do you generate a semi-translucent feel in a sculpture?! I've no idea.
This is beautiful. I like this better than "The Kiss". It has a magnificent romantic feel to it
See the reaching, yearning quality. Or maybe I just like the breast-fondling action here. :-)
By Michelangelo.
This brings us to the end of the tour, and the trip. After this, there was a lot of hanging around airports.
