Louvrific

Few people know this, but the Louvre is actually one of the largest royal palaces ever to be turned into an art museum and decorated with a giant glass pyramid. Perhaps the largest. Along with the pictures below, I took a lot of great shots of artwork that just plum didn't develop at all.

Some photos of tbe museum itself:

Alison thought it was funny that this naked guy was riding a turtle. If you think about it, it is kind of funny. The turtle's naked, too.

I liked this sketch below of The Raft of the Medusa more than the finished piece.

I was surprised at how small Verneer's Lacemaker was - about 8" by 10".

That masterwork of Romanticism, Liberty Leading the People and a Guy Dressed as Abraham Lincoln, below.

The Louvre kept in the spirit of this famous Somathracian's namesake by having this replica assembled by children in Bangledeshi sweat shops.