No wonder they were pissed...
This was the comment I heard from one of the visitor at the Louvre.
He was referring to the lifestyle of the rulers on display when their people had nothing to eat.
As Marie-Antoinette said of the starving population during the Revolution,
"Let them eat cake".
Eventually she and King Louis were publicly beheaded at Place de la Concorde.
He was referring to the lifestyle of the rulers on display when their people had nothing to eat.
As Marie-Antoinette said of the starving population during the Revolution,
"Let them eat cake".
Eventually she and King Louis were publicly beheaded at Place de la Concorde.
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La Joconde
What...Who...?
La Joconde?
La Giaconda??
Better known as Mona Lisa is one of the most famous work of art in the world.
Painted by Leornardo da Vinci in the 16th century, it is displayed and guarded at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. It is a potrait of wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo.
A visit to Paris would be incomplete without visiting this famous lady. The recent movie Da Vinci Code has make it increasingly popular among tourists.
We arrived early to avoid the sea of people and went through Pyramid main entrance into the Napoleon Hall. Ticket was 8.50 Euro for adult et c'est gratuit pour les enfants. Decided to see the famous lady first. Headed straight to Denon wing and took the stairs to reach first floor where 'she' is located. Took some photos of The Winged Victory of Samothrace on the way.
'She' is located in her own salle and voila.... there 'she' was hanging on the wall, protected by non-reflective bullet proof glass and swarmed by mortals. Her reputation is literally 'larger than life'. We took a good look at it knowing probably that this will be the first and last encounter with 'her'. Unfortunately no photography is allowed.
Right across the room, The Wedding Feast at Cana by Véronèse is displayed. It is a huge painting that almost up to the ceiling. Mona Lisa looks like a stamp on an A4 sized envelope when compared to it in size.
BTW, I just found out that Mona Lisa was stolen before in 1911 and found & returned to the Louvre 2 years later when the thief got tired of waiting and tried to sell it in Florence, Italy.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
La Joconde?
La Giaconda??
Better known as Mona Lisa is one of the most famous work of art in the world.
Painted by Leornardo da Vinci in the 16th century, it is displayed and guarded at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. It is a potrait of wife of wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo.
A visit to Paris would be incomplete without visiting this famous lady. The recent movie Da Vinci Code has make it increasingly popular among tourists.
We arrived early to avoid the sea of people and went through Pyramid main entrance into the Napoleon Hall. Ticket was 8.50 Euro for adult et c'est gratuit pour les enfants. Decided to see the famous lady first. Headed straight to Denon wing and took the stairs to reach first floor where 'she' is located. Took some photos of The Winged Victory of Samothrace on the way.
'She' is located in her own salle and voila.... there 'she' was hanging on the wall, protected by non-reflective bullet proof glass and swarmed by mortals. Her reputation is literally 'larger than life'. We took a good look at it knowing probably that this will be the first and last encounter with 'her'. Unfortunately no photography is allowed.
Right across the room, The Wedding Feast at Cana by Véronèse is displayed. It is a huge painting that almost up to the ceiling. Mona Lisa looks like a stamp on an A4 sized envelope when compared to it in size.
BTW, I just found out that Mona Lisa was stolen before in 1911 and found & returned to the Louvre 2 years later when the thief got tired of waiting and tried to sell it in Florence, Italy.
More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
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