Louvre II

I am woefully behind on getting pictures and commentary posted to the blog.  Here are a few more pictures from the Louvre.  Later that afternoon, we visited Sacre Coeur, and yesterday we visited the Eiffel Tower.  Will get those pictures and commentary up as soon as possible.  In the meantime....

Ceilings in the Louvre are masterpieces in their own right.

The Pyramid as seen from a window in the Denon Gallery

Jordan really wanted to see the Egyptian section.  So glad we took the time to do this.

Simply amazing.

A row of sphinxes; no two faces were alike.

Seated Ramses

The Lion King and Queen

Massive incredible pieces

This Blue Pharaoh was about a foot tall.  One of the few pieces of decorative art in the Louvre that would not be out of scale for the modern home.  Would love to have this piece.

A row of carved baboons, poised to play patty-cake through all eternity.  Jordan got some pictures of folks taking them up on the offer.

Carl and the end of the row of baboons.

Is Jordan venturing into the realm of editorial photography?

Surely she isn't trying to make some sort of commentary with this photo.

The Doors to the Original Chapel at the Louvre

I suspect that it is closed because they have moved the chapel intact to some

other museum in Paris.

Suicide Risk among the Statuary in the Courtyard of the Louvre

We were amazed at the number of various things (statues, ceilings, portions of buildings) that

were wrapped in this sort of netting.  I'm certain there's a perfectly logical explanation, though the choices seemed random to the untrained eye.

A Crucifixion in Cloisonne

Beautiful

A Little Slice of Texas in the Middle of the Louvre

Made Jordan a little homesick

The Lacemaker

The Louvre only had two of Vermeer's paintings on display.  One of the most

profound gallery experiences I've ever had was an exhibition of most of the

Vermeer paintings in Washington D.C. with Lucy Holsonbake and Ken Globke.

The Napoleonic Apartments at the Louvre

Napo and Jo--or NapoJo, as they were known by their closest friends--were clearly patrons 

of the "More is More" school of Interior Design.  Their decorator Jean-Bruce was all

the rage in Paris after he got the gig with NapoJo for their new digs at the Louvre

Dinner for 60

Finally found a place capable of seating all the faculty and graduate students for a

combined dinner party.

A little broach from what remains of the French Crown Jewels

The Emperor's Throne

Jordan seated in one of the carved benches that we encountered now and then at the bottom of staircases.

Robert inside the Pyramid

Visiting the Louvre was an indescribable experience.  We were there 5 hours and had only begun to tap its many treasures.  I suspect that we could have spent the entire 7 days there and failed to see it all.  Until next time.