The Louvre is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, includi
The Louvre Museum and pyramid on the Cour Napoléon
Aerial view of the Tuileries Gardens on the left, with the Louvre Palace on the right (2018)
Below-ground portions of the medieval Louvre are still visible.
Antonio Canova's Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss was commissioned in 1787 and donated in 1824.
The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the
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…on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art, including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory. The museum is housed in the Louvre Palace, originally built in the late 12th to 13th century under Philip II…
The Mona Lisa digitally retouched to reduce the effects of ageing; the original painting has darkened over time.
A margin note by Agostino Vespucci (visible at right) discovered in a book at Heidelberg University. Dated 1503, it states that Leonardo was working on a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo.
Detail of the background (right side)
Detail of Lisa's hands, her right hand resting on her left. Leonardo chose this gesture rather than a wedding ring to depict Lisa as a virtuous woman and faithful wife.