All the Louvre

by BeauxArts Editions

ALL THE LOUVRE IN 156 PAGES, such is the ambition of this exceptional visitor's guide to the world's greatest museum, a unique monument where you can travel through the history of France, understand its architectural history and receive an introduction to art history.
The historic events that took place there, portraits of leading figures that frequented it, drawings showing the different periods of its construction, remarkable places that deserve to be admired as much as the artworks, and finally the masterpieces themselves, revealed on a journey through art history: these are the treasures of the Louvre, the palace of kings and arts.

158 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[Sally Kilpatrick]

As one would suspect, this is a nonfiction book meant more for the pictures than the words. That said, I found the history of the Louvre to be fascinating, and the masterpieces highlighted include WHY they are considered such as well as how the piece was acquired. Expect a few. . . interesting translation choices since I'm pretty sure this was originally written in French.

[Flo Gourmel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got my hands on the book a few weeks before I got to re-visit Louvre.
And it was so nice to walk in there already knowing the history of the building, the surroundings and even recognizing many works of arts that were mentioned and talked about in the book.

I know people mostly go to Louvre, but the book, and the read it. But try the other way around.

[Alanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative about the history of the palace and the art history movements in the featured art, but I wish there was more about the architecture.