The Louvre gets its particular character because it evolved into a museum rather than being designed as one.
The Louvre is open every day (except Tuesday) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
One of the most noteworthy of those new cultural attractions is the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
When the curator of the Louvre mocked him he sued him for defamation, David against Goliath.
It features an image of the Greek goddess Europa, which comes from a vase in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The largest painting on display at the Louvre is The Wedding Feast at Cana, painted by Paolo Veronese in 1563.
Now on loan to the Louvre, its present home (Room D, Near Eastern Antiquities) is generally a place of serenity.
The ad invites any reader to become a patron of the Louvre by contributing to their purchase.
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In 2004, Banksy smuggled his painting into the Louvre, illicitly attaching it to the wall with double-sided tape.
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The works include four paintings that currently hang in the Louvre in Paris.
For the new project, Riccardo Tisci and I pulled some connections and got a private audience at the Louvre.
The Louvre Lens museum only opened in the former mining town in December.
This year, the Forum commissioned studies from Atelier BNP Paribas, Bain, Ernst and Young, Kurt Salmon, Louvre Alliane.
In Paris the Louvre offers an example of a great work that was.
The original painting, which currently hangs at the Louvre in Paris, is obscured by several layers of old, cracked varnish.
The Louvre claims to be the most visited art museum in the world with almost 10 million visitors in 2012.
Lauren recently threw a show at the Louvre showing off the splendors of his collection (think Bentley Blower, Mercedes-Benz SSK).
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So what if you've visited the Met in New York, the National Gallery in London or the Louvre in Paris?
During the November 2012 Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Louvre Abu Dhabi architect Nouvel extolled the planned cultural district.
This is Ligne 1 in Paris and it runs east to west and serves tourist stops like Louvre-Rivoli and Champs Elysees.
Jean-Luc Martinez has been appointed as the new director of the Louvre after being interviewed for the job by the French president.
It is a replica of a statue from the palace of the Sumerian king Sargon that is now housed at the Louvre.
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La Samaritaine, which originally opened in 1869, is around the corner from the Louvre and at the heart of the tourist circuit.
Morse's iconic painting "Gallery of the Louvre" (1833) was an important attempt to bring the glories of European culture to our shores.
The company, based in the Paris suburbs, was responsible for building the gallery's infamous entrance -- the Louvre pyramid -- in 1989.
Yet despite the parade of kings and emperors who have passed through its corridors, the Louvre has never looked as splendid as it does now.
Gazing at this human figure with wings, perched on the edge of a boat, I imagined her taking flight each night after the Louvre closed.
Viol maestro Jordi Savall, Les Musiciens du Louvre and Marc Minkowski, as well as the aforementioned countertenor, Frenchman Philippe Jaroussky, are all regulars.
The two chose paintings from the Louvre to serve as inspiration for a series of portraits of African-Americans in couture gowns they designed.
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