Why do we do it? Is it because of the clever marketing? The fact that the portrait is the work of Leonardo da Vinci, one of the greatest artists of all time? The enigmatic smile, perhaps? Or because if you are visiting the Louvre in Paris, the visit would be incomplete without going to see [...]
Photo Of The Day: The Rubens Room
I took this on my first trip to Paris in 1983. I was on a summer college trip, the focus of which was history but I decided to use the opportunity to see absolutely as much art as possible. The Salle Rubens at the Louvre is a sumptuous art feast times ten. It is like [...]
Photo Of The Day: The Louvre Pyramid Under Construction
It was my first visit to Paris and within a few moments of arriving I was completely taken aback by the City of Light. It took my heart by storm. When I made it to the Louvre, the renovations were in full swing and this huge area was a mess. But I was curious about [...]
Photo Of The Day: Architecture Of The Louvre
The modern day Louvre is known as a museum that holds one of the world’s greatest art collections. But before it was a museum, it was a palace where France’s Royalty and Emperors lived and held court. And before that it was a walled fortress whose building was begun by Phillippe-Auguste in 1190 on what [...]
Mona Lisa
A woman of mystery [...]
