Louvre

by Martina Padberg

With more than eight million visitors a year, the Louvre is the museum with the most visits in the world. Its extensive collection of paintings reflects the history of European art from the 13th to the early 19th century. With over 400 plates, detail images, and descriptions, this volume provides an overview of the Louvre’s collection of paintings.

Genres: Art, History, Nonfiction

540 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2016

About the author

Martina Padberg is an art historian and works as a freelance curator and writer.

Reviews

[Monse RaCa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poco a poco me he interesado en temas sobre arte y este libro me ha alimentado. Es bueno para principiantes como yo. Tiene una buena selección de pinturas

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this book is loaded with great photos of classic paintings, it contains almost zero text. Each painting has the brief description translated into 6 languages. The book has no preface, no logical order. Every now-and-then, a painting on the left will have a section zoomed in on the right. Why?

This looks like an unfinished project. I enjoyed the paintings, but wanted/expected much more.

[Ian Banks · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly gorgeous coffee-table book that gives you enough information to go and seek out more.

[Olivier Boivin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Je vais regarder ce livre-musée pendant de longues et mystiques minutes. C'est mon premier cadeau ''à moi de moi'' pour mon nouvel emploi dans le monde du livre.