Prométhée enchaîné (Prometheus Bound)
Month: December 2017
Cours du Louvre
Cour (Courtyard)
Courtyards of Le Louvre, Paris
Le Louvre has both interior and exterior Courtyards
The interior Courtyards are under a glass roof
Exterior Courtyards
La Cour Carrée Small Square Exterior Courtyard, completed under Napoleon I
La Cour Napoléon Main Central Courtyard where the Pyramid by designer Ieoh Ming (I.M.) Pei opened March 1989, symbolically the bicentenary year of the French Revolution
La Cour Carrousel (Place du Carrousel)
West of Cour Napoleon, built under Napoleon III
Interior Courtyards
La Cour Marley Marly horses Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou the Elder
La Cour Puget French Sculpture Court
Cour du sphinx located in the Denon wing and not far from the holy trinity of the museum: The Mona Lisa , the Venus of Milo and the Victory of Samothrace (pointculture)
La Cour Khorsabad The remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC.
People
Salle des Boiseries
Kings Parade Chamber (Chambre de parade du roi)
Former “chambre de parade” of Henri II
also the bedroom of Louis XIV
also used as the Council Chamber
http://www.louvre.fr/routes/habiter-le-louvre-à-la-découverte-du-palais-des-rois-0
The whole decor dismantled and reassembled in a Museum of Sovereigns
The Monogram of Henri II remains on the gold paneling designed by Scibec de Carpi
See Also
Hall of Seven Fireplaces
where Henri IV stabbed to death by Ravaillac
Halls, Salons, Wings and Stairs
Salle Salons and Rooms
Salle des Boiseries Kings Parade Chamber
Gallery
Cour Courtyards
Exterior Courtyards
La Cour Carrée Small Square Exterior Courtyard, completed under Napoleon I
La Cour Napoléon Main Central Courtyard where the Pyramid by designer Ieoh Ming (I.M.) Pei opened March 1989, symbolically the bicentenary year of the French Revolution
La Cour Carrousel (Place du Carrousel)
West of Cour Napoleon, built under Napoleon III
Interior Sculpture Courtyards
La Cour Marley Marly horses Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou the Elder
La Cour Puget French Sculpture Court
Cour du sphinx located in the Denon wing and not far from the holy trinity of the museum: The Mona Lisa , the Venus of Milo and the Victory of Samothrace
La Cour Khorsabad The remains of the palace inaugurated by King Sargon II in Khorsabad (northern Iraq) in 706 BC.
Halls
Stairs Les escaliers
Stairs of Le Louvre
The Pietà
The Pietà at Le Louvre, Paris
The Pietà at Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
https://www.wga.hu/html_m/c/coustou/nicolas/index.html
The Pietà at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City (Michelangelo, 1499)
Religious Themes
Although we consider ourselves spiritual, we seldom visit a church on a regular basis. Therefore, visits to Art Museums are very educational as we confront images and learn their meanings.
The themes center religious characters, events and subjects
Biblical Characters
Olympian Gods and Goddesses (Ancient Greek Religion)
Repeating Images:
The Pietà
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