Louvre

Jacob Wolf Period 1 Western civ 13 April 2016 WW2 Tour The first place to go in Paris, is the Louvre. The Louvre has seen its fair share of events whether it was its abandonment during the making of the buildings or the stolen pieces streaming from the Louvre. The Louvre still contains some of the most famous pieces of art ever created. Pieces made at different times and for different events. Every painting has its own historical significance and the artwork is memorable to every person for…

come to visit this country every year, and for many reasons. There are many things to do here, from the traditional French cuisine dish Escargots, or cooked land snails, to the sly smirk of the Mona Lisa in one of the world's largest museums, the Louvre, and to the romantic view of the City of Lights over the top of the Eiffel Tower in the nighttime. France is a mystical country full of life that can be experienced and explored through the eyes, ears, tongue, and feet. “The World's’…

The thief's name was Vincenzo Peruggia.( Science Illustrated) He was a previous worker at the Louvre and many times thought about taking the piece long before his plan was actually placed into action.(Science Illustrated) Although there are many different stories about exactly why Peruggia wanted to steal the Mona Lisa. Some sources say that he wanted…

de Milo is an ancient Greek statue. It is often thought to represent Aphrodite, a Greek goddess, because of the unique beauty of the woman presented. Venus de Milo is made out of marble, which means that the statue can be damaged very easily. The Louvre holds many different types of art work with statues and paintings being the main kind. Another site to see in Paris, France is the catacombs of Paris. The catacombs hold over six million peoples remains including Madam Marie Curie and her husband…

I had awoken to a bright, sunny room and I knew today would be amazing and nerve racking all at the same time. I had been anticipating for months for this day, June 1st, 2015, to arrive; I would be traveling for the first time to Europe. It was almost two weeks in Ireland, England, and France. It was my first time traveling by plane. I was excited, but also extremely nervous to get on the plane; especially. when the first plane was small and we had turbulence. Thankfully, the second flight was…

School is dismissing soon, which means summer is almost here. I would enjoy going on a vacation and visiting a city on my bucket list. Given three thousand dollars and a week to travel, I have planned two potential vacations that are alike and different in many ways. While both cities are influenced by art, one trip is historic, and the other one is modern. As a young artist, I have always been inspired by paintings and architecture. These two cities offer many fun attractions, delicious…

Greek officials stated that the Apollo was fished out of the sea between Greece and Italy. Greece never presented evidence, but in response to the country’s claims that the work was stolen, the Louvre canceled plans to exhibit the Cleveland sculpture in an exhibition.” The symposium and exhibit in the Louvre, which would have yielded many scholarly and professional essays, never occurred. Technical studies of Apollo have confirmed that the sculpture has never been in salt water, and that the…

As a freshman in high school I had only been to 3 different states, Michigan included. My family didn’t really have the money to take spring break trips to Florida every year, so I never really traveled all that much. The world was a mystery to me, all I knew was what I learned in school so far, which really wasn’t enough. My sophomore year I took a world history class. This class is what really opened my eyes to everything that I hadn’t seen. The teacher was kind of $famous to the students. She…

the poet’s feelings about France’s war with Germany. Despite much heated debate about its construction and many objections from artists in France claiming that the tower would be ‘useless’ and that it would humiliate such wonderful monuments as the Louvre, and the Arc de Triomphe, it was constructed by 1889. The tower looms over the city and its much smaller buildings and draws attention. It is the tallest man-made structure in Paris and has the highest number of paying visitors in the world. It…

The State Art Museum of Florida, known as The Ringling , was once owned by one of the wealthiest men of the Roaring twenties, John Ringling. This museum is located in Sarasota, Florida and houses some of the most prominent works of art representing the culture and time of Europe back then and still continues to grow to this day. It opened it doors to the public in 1931, which was two years after the death of John’s wife Mable, hoping it would “promote education and art appreciation, especially…