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Inventing the Louvre

- Art, Politics, and the Origins of the Modern Museum in Eighteenth-Century Paris

About Inventing the Louvre

Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780520221765
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 302
  • Published:
  • October 25, 1999
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x228x19 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 420 g.
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Expected delivery: December 19, 2024

Description of Inventing the Louvre

Founded in the final years of the Enlightenment, the Louvre became the model for all state art museums subsequently established. This text chronicles the formation of the museum from its origins in the French royal picture collections to its apotheosis during the Revolution and Napoleonic Empire.

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