In the late 1870s, banker and art collector William Corcoran commissioned larger-than-life Carrara marble sculptures of some of the world ... of the day praised the Corcoran Gallery of Art as ...

At the Louvre’s Sculpture Casting Atelier, a separate team of artisans create moulages—molds—that replicate marble statues in plaster or resin. The Louvre doesn’t widely advertise the two ...

These are marble sculptures that were removed from the Acropolis ... the "Mona Lisa" in half and you would have half of it at the Louvre and half of it at the British Museum, do you think your ...

Ahead of a glittering dinner beneath the Louvre Pyramid to celebrate the ... s classical and neoclassical pairings—marble sculptures of female figures, divine and real. In truth, ongoing ...

The Louvre is joining in the celebration for ... benches and Carrara marble statues from the royal gardens of the Marly palace. That was a former getaway spot for Louis XIV, where he’d come ...

120 x 70 x 60 cm. (47.2 x 27.6 x 23.6 in.) ...

the goddesses Diana and Hygeia among many other priceless statues that the Louvre houses in its wings. During our private tour we learnt that beauty is living art and the task of expressing it in ...

Since its rediscovery on the island of Milos in 1820, the statue has been prominently displayed at the Louvre, where it has ... of Mali—inhabits Corine. The marble bust was crafted by French ...

is a marble sculpture from the Hellenistic period that represents the winged goddess Nike. The statue has been a centerpiece at the Louvre Museum since 1884, captivating visitors with its dynamic ...

In the late 1870s, banker and art collector William Corcoran commissioned larger-than-life Carrara marble sculptures of some ... Corcoran Gallery of Art as “Louvre-like” and an “edifice ...