Torrential rain on Paris: water marks on Poussin works

On the night of July 9-10, torrential rains hit the city of Paris, causing seepage inside the Louvre.

"Water drips" were found on two works by Nicolas Poussin from the Four Seasons cycle: Spring and Autumn, and on Jean-Françoise de Troy’s Triumph of Mordecai, while three canvases by Georges de La Tour were removed as traces of water were found on the walls of the room that holds them.

The paintings were immediately removed as a preventive measure while waiting for restorers to check the condition of the works.
Some rooms of the famous Paris museum were closed, while works from the Egyptian art section were moved as a precaution.

Source: Le Monde - La Croix

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Torrential rain on Paris: water marks on Poussin works

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