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The "Grande Gallery", 300m long, built between 1595 and 1610, linked Le Louvre to the Tuileries Palace (destroyed in 1870). During the 17th century it was used…
IMG_20200111_135533 Boticelli, Madonna of Guidi di Faenza, ca. 1465-1470.
Boticelli, Madonna of Guidi di Faenza, ca. 1465-1470.
IMG_20200223_174159 Botticelli, A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, fresco, 1483-1485 (originally in Villa Lemmi near Florence).
Botticelli, A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts, fresco, 1483-1485 (originally in Villa Lemmi near Florence).
DSC_0307 Botticelli, Venus and the 3 graces offer presents to a young lady, fresco, 1483-1485 (originally in Villa Lemmi near Florence).
Botticelli, Venus and the 3 graces offer presents to a young lady, fresco, 1483-1485 (originally in Villa Lemmi near Florence).
IMG_20200111_141330 Giovanni Bellini, Blessing Christ, 1465-1470.
Giovanni Bellini, Blessing Christ, 1465-1470.
IMG_20200111_135622 Giovanni Bellini, Calvary, ca. 1465-1470. Giovanni Bellini, Portrait of a man, ca. 1490-1495.
Giovanni Bellini, Calvary, ca. 1465-1470.
Giovanni Bellini, Portrait of a man, ca. 1490-1495.
IMG_20200223_173916 Antonello da Messina, Christ with a column, 1476-1478.
Antonello da Messina, Christ with a column, 1476-1478.
P1110851 Carlo Braccesco, The annunciation, St Benedict and a bishop, St Stephen and saint Ange le carme, ca. 1490-1500.
Carlo Braccesco, The annunciation, St Benedict and a bishop, St Stephen and saint Ange le carme, ca. 1490-1500.
P1110852 Saint Ange le carme: detail.
Saint Ange le carme: detail.
IMG_20200111_141240 Andrea Mantegna, Madonna della Vittoria, 1496.
Andrea Mantegna, Madonna della Vittoria, 1496.
IMG_4036 Hyerominus Bosch, The ship of fools, between 1490 and 1510. Possibly after a 1494 poem by Sebastian Brant.
Hyerominus Bosch, The ship of fools, between 1490 and 1510. Possibly after a 1494 poem by Sebastian Brant.
p1040715 Leonardo da Vinci: Virgin of the rocks, 1483-1490. This is the earlier of 2 versions, the other versions is exhibited at the National Gallery of London .
Leonardo da Vinci: Virgin of the rocks, 1483-1490. This is the earlier of 2 versions, the other versions is exhibited at the National Gallery of London .
p1040713 Leonardo da Vinci: La belle Ferronnière, 1495-1499.
Leonardo da Vinci: La belle Ferronnière, 1495-1499.
p1040719 Mona Lisa (far in the back) has acquired a stardom status and a full room was renovated to display the early 16th century Leonardo da Vinci painting.
Mona Lisa (far in the back) has acquired a stardom status and a full room was renovated to display the early 16th century Leonardo da Vinci painting.
DSC_0331 Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1506.
Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci, 1503-1506.
monalisasocks Gift shop: Mona Lisa socks.
Gift shop: Mona Lisa socks.
p1040718 Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, ca. 1510.
Leonardo da Vinci: The Virgin and Child with St. Anne, ca. 1510.
p1040711 Leonardo da Vinci's workshop: Bacchus, 1510-1515.
Leonardo da Vinci's workshop: Bacchus, 1510-1515.
P1110854 Leonardo da Vinci's workshop: St John the Baptist, 1510-1515.
Leonardo da Vinci's workshop: St John the Baptist, 1510-1515.
IMG_20200223_173742 Workshop of Leonardo da Vinci (attributed to Francesco Melzi), Saint John the Baptist, 1510-1520.
Workshop of Leonardo da Vinci (attributed to Francesco Melzi), Saint John the Baptist, 1510-1520.

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