Today we took a guided tour of the Louvre Museum which holds over 30,000 works of art. I was so excited to see The Mona Lisa, and Venus de Milo, and Winged Victory of Samotbrace sculptures.
Venus de Milo (Aphrodite, c.100 B.C.) She is the goddess of love, from the Greek island of Melos and was discovered in 1820.
Winged Victory of Samothrace (Victoire de Samthrace, c.190 B.C.)
This woman with wings, poised on the prow of a ship, once stood on a hilltop to commeorate a naval victory. Originally her right arm was was stretched high, celebrating the victory. The wind blows her and her wings back.
Leonardo da Vinci - Mona Lisa (1503-1506)
Francois I invited Leonardo to France and he was determined to pack light so he took only a few paintings with him. One was a portrait of a Lisa del Giocondo, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant. When Leonardo arrived, Francois immediately fell in love with the painting, making it the centerpiece of his small collection of Italian masterpieces. This piece has become the Louvre Museums's master piece. We know it as a contractiton of the Italian for "my lady Lisa" - Mona Lisa.
A stop for noisette (small cup of coffe like expresso) and chocolate croissants.
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