There aren’t any words to describe what it’s like to stand in front of Michelangelo’s Slaves or a foot from Monet or Botticelli’s works. You can see chisel marks and brush strokes that you can’t see in books. As I stand there, I wonder what each artist thought and felt as they created their masterpieces. There’s a deep emotion that comes through some of the works. I still enjoy wandering the rooms and halls of the Louvre and seeing the wealth of pieces housed in this museum.
Exploring the rooms and halls of the Louvre
I’ve been to the Louvre in Paris, France, twice now and have seen and experienced many new things both times. You can spend days and weeks walking the halls and still not see everything.
We’ve found that it’s best to plan your visit to the museum. If not, you may get lost within the walls and halls of the Louvre and not experience the key pieces you’ve heard about or seen. There are statues, carvings, reliefs, frescoes, paintings, and more for your viewing pleasure. I’ve chosen a few to share here.
Another great tip when visiting the museum
Buy a museum pass that will allow you to skip the long lines that form at the entrance. Even in October, long, winding lines of frustrated people were waiting to get in when we were there. We also read a few books before going that shared a few of the main pieces to find. We wouldn’t be without Rick Steve’s Paris book. He gave us several great pieces to see in the short amount of time that we had to visit the Louvre. I circled those works on a map of the Louvre. We planned our visit around those pieces and followed the map through the museum.
Enjoy the photos and I hopefully will post more photos as I can.
- The busy entrance of the Louvre in Paris, France.
- Claude Monet’s Snow Near Honfleur circa 1867
- Michelangelo’s The Dying Slave circa 1513
- Gregor Erhart’s St. Mary Magdalene sculpture, circa 1515-1520
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