A color guide to four hundred works of art housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, including paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

The most complete collection available, the New York Times bestselling book The Louvre: All the Paintings includes all 3,022 paintings from the permanent collection of the world's most popular museum in a practical and elegant paperback format. The Louvre Museum houses many of the world's most celebrated and important art of all time -- from da Vinci's Mona Lisa to Vermeer's The Lacemaker -- making it also the most visited art museum in the world. The Louvre: All the Paintings allows you to experience every painting currently on display in the permanent collection in Paris, without ever having to step on a plane. Divided and organized into the four main painting collections of the museum -- the Italian School, the Northern School, the Spanish School, and the French School -- the paintings are then presented chronologically by the artists' date of birth. Four hundred of the most iconic and significant paintings are illuminated with 300-word discussions by art historians Anja Grebe and Vincent Pomarède on the key attributes of the work, what to look for when viewing, the artist's inspirations and techniques, biographical information on the artist, the artist's overall impact on history, and more. Immerse yourself in the wonder and dazzling display of the Louvre without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home. Learn more about each artist and painting, and tour the realms of sensational masterpieces with this new paperback edition.

Reproduces paintings from the museum's collection

The Louvre Museum is housed in the magnificent Palace of the Louvre, begun by Francis I, in 1547, on the site of the 12th century fortress of Philip Augustus. This book gives an overview of some of the most famos artists and their work.

One hundred of the Louvre's greatest masterpieces are reproduced with accompanying commentaries by the museum's chief curator of painting. -- adapted from jacket.

A color guide to four hundred works of art housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, including paintings, prints and drawings, sculptures, decorative arts, and works from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas.

The Louvre Museum is housed in the magnificent Palace of the Louvre, begun by Francis I, in 1547, on the site of the 12th century fortress of Philip Augustus. This book gives an overview of some of the most famos artists and their work.