secondhand Louvre Paris art book

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Louvre, Paris (World Museums series)

Few museums in the world can boast such a large and diverse collection of paintings as the Louvre Museum, which includes all European schools, from the late 13th to the mid-19th century, in the most diverse genres and forms: from small-scale paintings to monumental compositions, from frescoes to decorative objects. The long history of the collection's formation - almost five centuries - and its dual nature - first a collection of the prince and then of the national museum - resulted in the initial acquisitions of the French kings, who prioritized French painting of the grand siècle and Italian Renaissance painting, gradually being supplemented, following the evolution of aesthetics and art history. Thus, the Louvre acquired works by Flemish and Dutch artists, Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries, and works by the so-called "primitives", that is, masters predating the 15th century from both Northern and Southern Europe. It also acquired not many but quite significant Spanish and German paintings, from the time of the international Gothic style to the early 19th century. The museum's exceptional collection, therefore, offers the visitor classic works by the great masters and founders of schools, as well as their students and lesser-known artists, in a representative presentation of the entire evolution of European painting. (From the presentation on the back cover of the book)

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