{"id":1478,"date":"2017-06-15T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=1478"},"modified":"2019-11-07T23:09:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T23:09:09","slug":"curiosities-of-the-louvre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/art-en\/curiosities-of-the-louvre\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosities of The Louvre"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, has 38,000 works including the most famous:\u00a0La Joconde. That being said, it also offers some unique and sometimes strange curiosities.<\/p>\n

#1 Mummies:<\/strong> In the Egyptian wing, there is a mummy like no other. This 2,300-year-old unknown man is wrapped in bandages forming a particular pattern on his face! Amazing! You can also see a lot of mummified cats, revered animals under the Pharaohs reign.<\/p>\n

#2 Pazuzu:<\/strong> A small statue is visible in the Mesopotamian wing, Pazuzu \u201cthe Demon king of the Wind\u201d , mostly known to be the Demon in the famous movie \u201cThe Exorcist\u201d. Check it out closely\u2026 or not!<\/p>\n

#3 The two-sided painting:<\/strong> \u201cDavid and Goliath\u201d by Daniele da Volterra (1550-1555) has the particularity of being presented on a pedestal to be able to see the painting from 2 different angles (front and back). This was made to prove that painting could be as detailed as sculpting. Game: Try to find the differences between the two faces.<\/p>\n

#4 A painting full of heart:<\/strong> In the French Painting area, \u201cInterior of a Kitchen\u201d by Martin Drolling (1815) isn\u2019t famous what it shows but for the unique material used to make it. Indeed, his author bought former Europeans kings and queens mummified hearts to create a unique red pigment and would have used it on this piece.<\/p>\n

#5 Paintings \u201cInception\u201d:<\/strong> This time, it is the subject that interest us. \u201cModern Rome\u201d (1759) by Giovanni P. Panini, is a representation of a gallery full of paintings. So, it is a painting in a gallery that represents a gallery full of paintings. Inception!<\/p>\n

If you would like to speak about this with us and a fun group of people, check out our French Groups here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Louvre, the most visited museum in the world, has 38,000 works including the most famous:\u00a0La Joconde. That being said, it also offers some unique and sometimes strange curiosities. #1 Mummies: In the Egyptian wing, there is a mummy like no other. This 2,300-year-old unknown man is wrapped in bandages forming a particular pattern on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,10,13,16,37,95,97],"tags":[137,139,147,486,511,514,549,588],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/061517-Lourve.jpg?fit=2000%2C1038&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8kt18-nQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8453,"url":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/french-culture\/1-artists-houses-in-france-rosa-bonheur\/","url_meta":{"origin":1478,"position":0},"title":"#1 Artist’s Houses in France: Rosa Bonheur","date":"May 1, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The most famous French artists are known all over the world. 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