Gallery. Louvre Museum Paris book & Art booklets.

by Bazin, Germain

Art. Paris. Louvre. Europe.
The Louvre. Germain Bazin, Conservateur-en-chef du Musee du Louvre. Translated from the French by M. I. Martin.
Published by Thames and Hudson. London. 1957.
212 x 155 x 27mm (8.3/8 x 6.1/8 x 1 inch)
Dust jacket, worn at top and base, with flap clipped. Red cloth hardback with gilt image and spine title on black backgrounds, good condition. Endpapers & edges foxed.Bookshop stamp inside front cover with Bookplate Senior Art Prize for Presbyterian College, Fairholme, Toowoomba to Ann May.

The grand Louvre chateau is filled with treasures: from its beginnings through the museums of the French Crown, Napoleon, the Civil List, and the National museum. This book records this great record of artistic achievement, with 101 photogravure plates in full colour, 240 monochrome reproductions, and comprehensive descriptions of the exhibits.

Included, with the book on the Louvre and its works, are 3 small booklets: Genre Painting, European Landscapes, and Goya Portraits.

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