Inventing The Louvre Essay
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Andrew McClellan’s Inventing the Louvre follows the key moments in creating the legacy of the Louvre museum in Paris, France. The Louvre museum was initially a fortress built by King Philip II. Before museums were even made, most artwork were only seen by kings, queens, and other major artists of the time. King Louis XIV, specifically, built a very grand palace at Versailles which included many great paintings that no one saw but himself, painters, and the servants. Inventing the Louvre follows the creation of the Louvre from the 1750’s to about 1810, during Louis XIV to the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. The book mainly explains how many great and beautiful paintings were acquired. McClellan also tries to show that different museums …show more content…
This could be considered a strength because most people could have thought this was what the book was mainly about. McClellan explained there was a small committee who picked the paintings. Most of the paintings were from major artists of the time and their apprentices. The rest were put in a room only used for art scholars and were not allowed to be shown to the public. The placement of the pictures were determined a little differently. At first it was decided that the painting would be hung in different rooms based on who created them and where they came from. Some of this still holds true today. It was then added that smaller more detailed picture would be hung lower to the ground and the bigger more elaborate picture would be hung higher to the ceiling. They hoped that be doing this the public would be able to appreciate the paintings better. Many museums today like this idea and put in into effect in their museums.
In this book, a major theme present throughout is the collecting of major artworks. McClellan focuses mostly on how the museum was created, not about how it influences modern art museums. The book explains how the Louvre has collected artwork from different countries in Europe. As said before, these paintings were sometimes given as presents for the king or queen at the time, as a reward for a battle that
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how andrew mcclellan's inventing the louvre follows the key moments in creating the legacy of the museum in paris, france.
- Explains that andrew mcclellan is a professor and museums advisor at tuft university in maryland. he studied modern european art and theory, history of museums, exhibitions, and collecting.
- Opines that mcclellan's book was intended to explain the louvre museum as the main model that every art museum looked at when creating their museum, but he mainly talked about the different places and countries these paintings came from, which was disappointing.
- Analyzes how andrew mcclellan's inventing the louvre follows the key moments in creating the legacy of the museum in paris, france.
- Explains that andrew mcclellan is a professor and museums advisor at tuft university in maryland. he studied modern european art and theory, history of museums, exhibitions, and collecting.
- Opines that mcclellan's book was intended to explain the louvre museum as the main model that every art museum looked at when creating their museum, but he mainly talked about the different places and countries these paintings came from, which was disappointing.
- Analyzes how mcclellan's book inventing the louvre explains the process of picking the different paintings and determining where to put them.
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- Describes saito's two basic questions: is it always desirable to restore artworks?
- Opines that aging, accidental damage, or vandalism on works of art reduce their aesthetic appeal. old paintings become dingy and grimy; various parts of ancient sculpture fall off, changing the once balanced design.
- Concludes that the concept of aesthetic appeal is a major consideration and argument in support of art conservation/restoration. eugene delacroix criticized the practice of "improver" restoration.
- Opines that clumsy restorations only finish the work of destruction. each so-called restoration is an injury far more to be regretted than the ravages of time.
- Analyzes saito's argument that restoration shouldn't take place if the aged look and the damaged surfaces contribute positively to its overall aesthetic appeal. addison described an old man, busy touching up a collection of old paintings.
- Analyzes how the old man busied himself incessantly, and repeated touch after touch without rest or intermission, wore off insensibly every little disagreeable gloss that hung upon a figure.
- Analyzes leonardo da vinci's last supper, a mural painting hanging in the refectory of the convent of santa maria delle grazie in milan, italy, which has been restored numerous times.
- Narrates how the painting suffered further damage in 1652 when a doorway was literally cut through it. an unknown artist attempted restoration in 1770 when his work was stopped by public disapproval.
- Explains that the monastery was bombed during world war ii, but the vibrations caused further damage. from 1978 to 1999, a major restoration project was done, and the painting was eventually returned to display.
- Explains that the piece is not in its original form, nor was it even twenty years after completion. however, due to the concern, care, diligence, and expertise of many art lovers, there remains a remnant of da vinci’s masterpiece to be studied and enjoyed by future scholars and visitors.
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