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How many and what are the Italian paintings requisitioned by the French today exhibited in the Louvre?

How many and what are the Italian paintings that were looted by the French in Italy at the time of the Napoleonic plundering that are now on display in the Louvre? There are a total of about fifty canvases and panels by Italian artists requisitioned ...
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Paris 2024, the Olympic flame goes through the Louvre

The path of the Olympic Flame has also passed through the Louvre. We are now in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympics , which will begin next Friday, July 26, and for the French national holiday, July 14, the flashlight, symbolizing the fire of Olym...
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Louvre restores Giuseppe Arcimboldo's Four Seasons

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Spring (1573; oil on canvas; Paris, Louvre). © 2024 GrandPalaisRmn (Museé du Louvre). Photo: Adrien Didierjean Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Summer (1573; oil on canvas; Paris, Louvre). © 2024 GrandPalaisRmn (Muse&...
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Mona Lisa: restoration yes or no? The dilemma is hinted at in Mattarella's visit to the Louvre

According toAGI reports, on the occasion of the visit to the Louvre by President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella for the opening of the exhibition Naples in Paris - The Louvre invites the Capodimonte Museum, set up at the Paris museum until January...
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The Louvre as seen by twenty contemporary artists under 40. The museum celebrates 230 years in this way

On the occasion of its 230th birthday, the Louvre has invited 20 contemporary artists, all under 40 and with ties to the city of Paris, to create their personal visions of the famous museum. Each contribution will take the form of a 3:30-minute video...
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Former Louvre director investigated for trafficking in antiquities

Former Louvre director and president Jean-Luc Martinez is under investigation for suspected trafficking in antiquities from the Near to Middle East. In fact, he has been placed on the register of suspects for "laundering and aiding and abetting fraud...
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The Louvre opens Le Studio, a large new space with workshops and training rooms

The Louvre will open a new space, Le Studio, on the ground floor of the Richelieu Wing, intended to house workshops for creation and artistic practice and training offered by the museum. The new 1,200-square-meter space, designed by Paris-based agenc...
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A major exhibition on Renaissance sculpture from Donatello to Michelangelo at the Louvre

Opening tomorrow at the Louvre is the exhibition Le Corps et l'Âme. De Donatello à Michel-Ange. Sculptures italiennes de la Renaissance, scheduled until January 18, 2021. With 140 works, the exhibition, organized in collaboration with Mi...
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