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The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the ''Mona Lisa,'' ''Venus de Milo,'' and ''Winged Victory''. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II. Remnants of the Medieval Louvre fortress are visible in the basement of the museum. Due to urban expansion, the fortress eventually lost its defensive function, and in 1546 Francis I converted it into the primary residence of the French kings.The building was redesigned and extended many times to form the present Louvre Palace. In 1682, Louis XIV chose the Palace of Versailles for his household, leaving the Louvre primarily as a place to display the royal collection, including, from 1692, a collection of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture. In 1692, the building was occupied by the and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, which in 1699 held the first of a series of salons. The Académie remained at the Louvre for 100 years. During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum to display the nation's masterpieces.
The museum opened on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property. Because of structural problems with the building, the museum was closed from 1796 until 1801. The collection was increased under Napoleon and the museum was renamed ''Musée Napoléon'', but after Napoleon's abdication, many works seized by his armies were returned to their original owners. The collection was further increased during the reigns of Louis XVIII and Charles X, and during the Second French Empire the museum gained 20,000 pieces. Holdings have grown steadily through donations and bequests since the Third Republic. The collection is divided among eight curatorial departments: Egyptian Antiquities; Near Eastern Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Art; Sculpture; Decorative Arts; Paintings; Prints and Drawings.
The Musée du Louvre contains approximately 500,000 objects and displays 35,000 works of art in eight curatorial departments with more than dedicated to the permanent collection. The Louvre exhibits sculptures, objets d'art, paintings, drawings, and archaeological finds. At any given point in time, approximately 38,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are being exhibited over an area of , making it the largest museum in the world. It received 8.9 million visitors in 2023, 14 percent more than in 2022, though below the 10.1 million visitors it received in 2018. The Louvre is the most-visited museum in the world, ahead of the Vatican Museums. Provided by Wikipedia
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Retables brabançons des XVe et XVIe siècles : actes du colloque organisé par le musée du Louvre les 18 et 19 mai 2001
Imprint 2002“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Rembrandt et son école, dessins du Musée du Louvre : 93e exposition du Cabinet des dessins, Museé du Louvre, 27 octobre 1988 - 30 janvier 1989.
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La peinture française du XVIIèmme siècle.
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Autoportraits de Courbet by Lemoyne de Forges, Marie Thérèse
Imprint 1973“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Nouvelles acquisitions du Département des sculptures : 1988-1991.
Imprint 1992“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Musée du Louvre : sculptures des pays germaniques et des Pays-Bas aux XVe et XVIe siecles
Imprint 1988“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Catalogue des bronzes & cuivres du Moyen Age : de la Renaissance et des temps modernes.
Imprint 1904“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Dessins d'Eugène Delacroix, 1798-1863 by Sérullaz, Maurice
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Ludovico Carracci by Loisel, Catherine
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La donation Arï et Suzanne Redon
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Les peintres français de la renaissance by Terrasse, Charles, 1893-
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Catalogue sommaire marbres antiques.
Imprint 1896“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Guide through the galleries of paintings of the Imperial museum of the Louvre
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Jean Fouquet : catalogue by Reynaud, Nicole
Imprint 1981“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Les plus belles eaux-fortes de Rembrandt : choisies dans les quatres principales collections de Paris : [exposition] 29 octobre 1969 - 5 janvier, 1970.
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Peintures: École française, XIX siècle,
Imprint 1958“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Les sculptures du parc de Marly au musée du Louvre et aux Tuileries by Beaulieu, Michèle
Imprint 1980“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Catalogue des peintures flamandes et hollandaises du Musée du Louvre
Imprint 2009“…Musée du Louvre…”
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Copier créer : de Turner à Picasso, 300 œuvres inspirées par les maîtres du Louvre : Musée du Louvre, Paris, 26 avril - 26 juillet 1993.
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Les gemmes et joyaux de la couronne au Musée du Louvre; by Barbet de Jouy, M. (Henri), 1812-1896
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