Approximately 38 000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are. Musée du louvre myze dy luvʁ is the world s largest art museum and a historic monument in paris france a central landmark of the city it is located on the right bank of the seine in the city s 1st arrondissement district or ward. ˈ l uː v r ə loov rə or the louvre museum french.
Highlights include leonardo da vinci s mona lisa. It is the world s most visited art museum with a collection that spans work from ancient civilizations to the mid 19th century. Louvre the national museum and art gallery of france housed in part of a large palace in paris.
Thanks to the french revolution many art treasures including valuable sculptures were seized from the wealthy by the government and placed in the louvre. The first room devoted to sculpture opened in 1824 and gradually became the department of medieval renaissance and modern sculpture. Thousands of sculptures in the louvre adorn the galleries.
Separate collections were founded in 1848 for antiquities and in 1893 for objets d art. The rooms devoted to modern sculpture opened in 1824 gradually became the department of medieval renaissance and modern sculpture. A handbook by russell sturgis 1904 14779368494 jpg 1 520 2 160.
Media in category sculptures in the louvre the following 41 files are in this category out of 41 total. As part of the grand louvre project the sculpture collection was installed in two exhibition spaces inaugurated in 1993 and 1994. In 1986 sculptures dating from the 2nd half of the 19th century were transferred to the musée d orsay and shortly after the rest of the collection was moved to its new location in the louvre.
