The Louvre: The History, The Collections, The Architecture
Author Genevieve Bresc-Bautier, Photographs by GĂ©rard Rondeau
- Publish Date: September 08, 2020
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Art - Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent Collections
- Publisher: Rizzoli Electa
- Trim Size: 9 x 13
- Pages: 616
- US Price: $115.00
- CDN Price: $155.00
- ISBN: 978-0-8478-6893-3
Reviews
"...with sumptuous full-color photographs by Gérard Rondeau that can be almost as alluring as the art pictured." —WALL STREET JOURNAL
"With trips to Paris on the shelf indefinitely, the next best thing might just be Rizzoli’s new doorstop The Louvre, a history of and illustrated guide to the museum’s collections. Through hundreds of high-quality photographs, the book tells the story of the building and its holdings, all wrapped in an attractive hardback package, with a delightful bound ribbon bookmark." —NEW CRITERION
"Holiday Gift Guide/Best Art Books 2020: Visit without the crowds or the jet lag with this sumptuous volume, whose 600 pages let you scrutinize the woodwork of Henri II’s bedroom, the gold of Louis XIV’s Galerie d’Apollon, the glass of I.M. Pei’s pyramid. The pleasure of this book comes from narrating the Louvre’s history as residence and museum together, and photographing the whole collection in situ." —NEW YORK TIMES