Why is it famous ? : the incredible journey of the Louvre's icons

Fiche technique

Format : Broché
Nb de pages : 155 pages
Poids : 464 g
Dimensions : 16cm X 24cm
ISBN : 978-2-7118-7414-9
EAN : 9782711874149

Why is it famous ?

the incredible journey of the Louvre's icons

De Vincent Brocvielle,

Chez RMN-Grand Palais

Paru le 19/06/2019

Broché 155 pages

translators Susan Brown, Deke Dusinberre, Chrisoula Petridis

Tout public

Quatrième de couverture

An armless marble statue ; a woman, bare-chested, holding a flag ; and another, with an enigmatic smile. Sound familiar ? Why is it famous ?

Among the Louvre's archaeological treasures, the Great Sphinx and The Seated Scribe never cease to fascinate visitors. This book reveals why. Masterpieces such as La Tour's The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds, Vermeer's The Lacemaker, and Fragonard's The Lock sank into oblivion only to reemerge triumphant decades later. Nothing is ever set in stone, not even Mona Lisa's smile. After mysteriously vanishing for two years in the early twentieth century, Mona Lisa switched from being a Renaissance masterpiece to a superstar of painting.

Including fun facts and a quiz, this book retraces the incredible journey of the Louvre's icons.

Biographie

The writer and exhibition chronicler Vincent Brocvielle has written several books on his favorite subject : art history. His Petit Larousse de l'histoire de l'art and the first volume of Why Is It Famous ? - dedicated to the collections of the Musée d'Orsay - have both been very successful.