At the Louvre, an exhibition traces the birth of the modern Olympics

by Redazione , published on 04/05/2024
Categories: Exhibitions / Disclaimer
On the occasion of 130 years since the founding committee of the modern Olympics, and 100 years before the Paris 2024 games, the Louvre is dedicating an exhibition to the birth of the modern Olympics by displaying works by the artists who developed the graphics inspired by ancient Greece.
Euphronius, Heracles and Antaeus (515-510 BC; red-figure crater; Paris, Louvre). Photo: Stéphane Maréchalle
Euphronius, Heracles and Antaeus (515-510 BC; red-figure crater; Paris, Louvre). Photo: Stéphane Maréchalle
Émile Gilliéron, 1906 Mesolympics stamp (1906; Philately and Postal Museum)
Émile Gilliéron, 1906 Mesolympics stamp (1906; Philately and Postal Museum)
Michel Bréal, Bréal Cup (1896; silver; Athens, Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
Michel Bréal, Bréal Cup (1896; silver; Athens, Stavros Niarchos Foundation)
Émile Gilliéron, Trophy Designs for the 1906 Mesolympics (1906; Athens, École française)
Émile Gilliéron, Designs of trophies for the 1906 Mesolympiad (1906; Athens, École française)
Antiphon Manner, Discobolus (490 BC; red-figure pottery; Paris, Louvre). Photo: Christian Larrieu
Antiphon Manner, Discobolus (490 B.C.; red-figure pottery; Paris, Louvre). Photo: Christian Larrieu
Émile Gilliéron, Commemorative stamp of the first edition of the Olympic Games (1906; Athens, Philately and Postal Museum)
Émile Gilliéron, Commemorative stamp of the first edition of the Olympic Games (1906; Athens, Museum of Philately and Posts)

At the Louvre, an exhibition traces the birth of the modern Olympics
At the Louvre, an exhibition traces the birth of the modern Olympics


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