Love: In the Louvre

by Jean Claude Bologne, Elisa de Halleux

Overview

This fascinating book presents the universal theme of love as seen in artworks from many different ages and cultures. The Louvre’s diverse collection ranges from classical examples such as Nicostratos’ c. 150–100 BCE sculpture Couple on their Wedding Night to more modern works such as Fragonard’s eighteenth-century painting The Lock. An array of different scenes in the gathered works present the many faces of love, from the first seeds of romance to sensual, passionate intrigues. Each painting or sculpture is shown in its entirety and in detail, focusing on the elements pertaining to the theme of love. All are accompanied by a short, illuminating commentary and are introduced by a preface in which the specialist author Jean Claude Bologne draws upon his personal reflections on the works. Those discovering the works for the first time will find much to appreciate, art lovers will see great works in a different light, and the romantically-inclined will be enchanted.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782080300775
Publisher:	Rizzoli
Publication date:	01/13/2009
Series:	Musee Du Louvre
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	7.70(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Jean Claude Bologne is a historian and professor of medieval iconography at ICART in Paris. He has published two dozen works of fiction, dictionaries, and non-fiction, and was awarded a literary prize by the Academie Française in 1986 (Prix Théroigne). Elisa de Halleux is a doctor of Art History and has published a book on Renaissance iconography. She lectures frequently in France and the United Kingdom.

Editorial Reviews

"As Halleux points out, these artists invite us to witness the most private moments in human life, and no subject is as universally recognizable as love." ~France Today

"Get her ooh la la on with Love in the Louvre." ~New York Times Magazine

"...a trim, charming, sexy selection of 30-odd works of art, some famous, some not, from the museum’s immense collection." ~The New York Observer

"...leave it to the world's most romantic city to explore love from all its angles...provides a simple yet charming art history lesson." ~MetroSource NY

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