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The Louvre is one of the largest museums in the world, holding the rich artistic heritage of the French people from the early Capetian Kings through the Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte and to the present day.
Long managed by the French state under the Réunion des Musées Nationaux' the Louvre has recently acquired powers of self-management as an "Etablissement Public Autonome" in order to better manage its growth in the competitive environement of world-class museums.
The Louvre attracts millions of visitors every year from all over the world, with a particularly large art collection. Among the thousands of priceless paintings is the Mona Lisa, perhaps the most famous painting in the world. Works of artists like Fragonard, RembrandtRembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn ( July 15, 1606 October 4, 1669) is generally considered one of the greatest painters in European art history, and the most important United Provinces ( Netherlands) painter of the seventeenth century. Rembrandt was also a p, Rubens, TitianTiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (c. 1477 August 27, 1576), commonly known as Titian was one of the greatest 16th century Renaissance painters of Venice, Italy. He was born at Pieve di Cadore ( Friuli) in Italy, and died at Venice. He was commonly called durin, PoussinEt in Arcadia ego by Nicolas Poussin. Nicolas Poussin (June 1594 November 19, 1665) was a French painter. Poussin was the founder and greatest practitioner of 17th century French classical painting. His work symbolizes the virtues of clarity, logic, and o, David, and Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci ( April 15, 1452 May 2, 1519) was a celebrated Italian Renaissance architect, musician, inventor, engineer, sculptor and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the " Renaissance man" and as a universal genius. Leonardo is wel can also be seen. Among the well-known sculptureSculptor redirects here. You may also be looking for Sculptor (constellation). Greece Sculpture is any three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. Sculpting is the art of assembling or shaping an object. It may be of any size and of any suits in the collection are the Winged Victory of SamothraceThe Winged Victory of Samothrace also called Nike of Samothrace is a marble sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike (Victory), discovered in 1863 on the island of Samothrace (Greek Samothraki) by the French consul and amateur archaeologist Charles Champoiseau and the Venus de Milo.
The collection of Baron Edmond de Rothschild (1845-1934), given to the Louvre in 1935, fills an exhibition room. It contains more than 40,000 engravings, nearly 3,000 drawings and 500 illustrated books.
Besides art, the Louvre has many other types of exhibits, including archeology, history, and architecture. It has a large furniture collection, whose most spectacular item used to be the Bureau du Roi of the 18th century, now returned to the Palace of Versailles.
The most recent significant modification of the Louvre was the "Grand Louvre" project, under president François Mitterrand. This opened the north wing of the building, which had hitherto housed government offices, and covered over several small internal courtyards. Most spectacular of all, it added a glass pyramid designed by the architect I. M. Pei at the center of the palace. The much expanded and re-organized Louvre reopened in 1989.
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