The hordes clustered around Mona Lisa circa 1503-06

The Wedding at Cana by Pablo Veronese 1562: Christ joins a Venetian party.

To the left: painter Veronese, to the right Titian

The Coronation of Napoleon by J-L David, 1806, the painter is just above Napoleon's crown

Guide to identifying people in the huge painting of Napoleon's coronation.

Liberty Leading the People, Delacroix 1830, 1800s romanticism and neoclassicalism

Looking down on the hallway of Renaissance sculptures.

Beth examining Michelangelo's statue The Slaves: he was a master of the male form

Mannerist Style: a lighter lengthened sculpture

Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss by Canova 1787

Beth amused at Nancy's first try of Escargot ... surprisingly Beth declined a bite!

The Louvre Part 2

May 28 in France ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

We both agreed that we enjoyed the museum using the audio guide but were ready for lunch and a change of pace. So we headed to catch the bus for Montmartre. Finding bus stops at times proves elusive even with Google Maps. We ended up walking through the Tuileries Garden to Place de la Concorde and from there took Metro 12 to lunch.Read more