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Louvre：羅浮宮參觀指南
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192 pages
First published January 1, 1997
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July 20, 2025
Going through my Dad's relevant art book collection. Apart from an insightful Plato quote about telling all the lads to let their knobs be free from restraints and highlighting a few Etruscan pottery pieces I want to now see, this book was pretty superficial. I'm sure it's just meant to be an overview of the most famous pieces in the Louvre but it didn't even include a quarter of the interesting oeuvre of Goya, Corot, Poussin etc... Even the two pages on Caravaggio (artist/murderer with crazy lore) summarised his entire scrappy personality into 'he found his models on the street'. Frustrating that the painting eras weren't mentioned alongside the paintings as well.
At least I found George De La Tour's work again. I love the painting's 'St Joseph the Carpenter' and 'The Repentant Magdalen'. Nobody did warm candle lighting like he did.
Was definitely a Maison Margiela candle he painted. Can tell by how drippy it was.
At least I found George De La Tour's work again. I love the painting's 'St Joseph the Carpenter' and 'The Repentant Magdalen'. Nobody did warm candle lighting like he did.
Was definitely a Maison Margiela candle he painted. Can tell by how drippy it was.
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