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The Louvre Game Book is wonderfully illustrated with more than 400 photographs, and filled with short, comprehensible essays as well as games, questions, and answers. A dictionary of artists from antiquity to the end of the 18th century, a glossary, museum maps, and practical information all come together in this original and handy guide. Learn everything there is to know about the biggest museum in the world. The home to one of the most famous collections in the world and a witness to all of French history, the Louvre was also the setting for the famous movie, Da Vinci Code. The Louvre has a history of power and intrigue, murder, marriage, and coronations. Its past also includes the great European architects and artists since the 14th century. Today the museum houses several centuries of masterpieces of painting, Western sculpture and works from antiquity — Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, and Islamic art. Author — Pascal Bonafoux and David Rosenberg. Flexibound. 400 pages. 6” × 8½” (15 cm × 22 cm). |
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