Tag: Louvre

La Gioconda (Monna Lisa)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) La Gioconda (Monna Lisa) c.1503–1506 Oil on poplar, 79.4 x 53.4 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris A false identity problem It is only since the 20th century that certain historians, but more often amateurs in search of recognition,…

San Giovanni Battista (1508-1519)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) San Giovanni Battista (St John the Baptist) c.1508–1519 Oil on walnut panel, 72.9 x 56.3 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting was probably designed around 1508 and kept by Leonardo da Vinci until his death, to slowly…

San Giovanni nel deserto (1517-1520)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) & Workshop San Giovanni nel deserto, Bacco (St John in the Wilderness, Bacchus) c.1517–1520 Oil on wood transferred to canvas, 177 x 115 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris We do not know the circumstances of the creation of…

Vergine delle rocce (c.1483-1486)

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) Vergine delle rocce (The Virgin of the Rocks) c.1483–1486 Oil on wood transferred to canvas 199.5 x 122 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris This painting is mentioned for the first time in 1625 at the Château de Fontainebleau.…

La Buona Ventura (c.1595)

Caravaggio (1571-1610) La Buona Ventura (The Fortune Teller) c.1595 Oil on canvas, 99 x 131 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Compare: Caravaggio (1571-1610) La Buona Ventura 1596–1597 Musei Capitolini, Roma    

Musée du Louvre

Established: 1793 Location: 99, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris Website: https://www.louvre.fr/ Collection: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The Louvre…

France

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