Louvre Marble Statues

Sculpture egyptian venus de milo.
Louvre marble statues. It is regarded as a masterpiece of neoclassical sculpture but shows the mythological lovers. Chryselephantine statues of this type were the most prestigious of all. Marble sculptures in the louvre 20 c 21 f religious sculptures in the louvre 4 c 19 f sculpted decoration of the louvre 9 c 67 f. Phidias was also responsible for another similar statue.
The rooms devoted to modern sculpture opened in 1824 gradually became the department of medieval renaissance and modern sculpture. It is a marble sculpture that stands just over 5 feet tall and measures 5 5 feet long and 3 feet deep. The zeus at olympia considered in antiquity as one of the seven wonders of the world. A small scale roman copy in marble stands against the left hand wall.
It tells the story of psyche who having fainted is saved by the god of love cupid. Psyché ranimée par le baiser de l amour. аму р и психе я romanized. Separate collections were founded in 1848 for antiquities and in 1893 for objets d art.
Besides a few fragments of metopes the louvre has one of the 114 blocks that made up the parthenon s frieze and the tenth metope from the parthenon both of which are currently on display. For a list of works based on 5 500 paintings catalogued in the joconde database see the catalog of paintings in the louvre museum. Amúr i psikhéja is a sculpture by italian artist antonio canova first commissioned in 1787 by colonel john campbell. Paris musée du louvre sculptures 6552239447 jpg 1 200 1 800.
Media in category ancient roman statues in the louvre the following 31 files are in this category out of 31 total. Amore e psiche aˈmoːre e ˈpsiːke. Psyche revived by cupid s kiss italian. History of the parthenon marbles in the musée du louvre.
The following is a very incomplete list of notable works in the collections of the musée du louvre in paris. Name image type creator notes the seated scribe. Unwanted or dismantled royal commissions charles v and jeanne de bourbon della robbia s catherine de medicis groups by pilon puget s alexander and diogenes busts and a series of famous men made for the future museum were stored in what was known as the salle des. Building up the collections.
As early as the ancien régime the louvre housed a number of medieval and modern sculptures. The louvre s collection mostly comprised of marble sculptures was enriched with archaeological objects when the tochon collection was purchased in 1818 followed by that of durand 1825 1836. The two lovers will get married. This led to the opening of the musée charles x on the first floor of the louvre palace in 1827.