Louvre Online

[churchilllafemme]

Having been pretty much homebound during the pandemic, unwilling to travel, I was really pleased to find that the Louvre now has a site on which are posted images of many of their works, from textiles and furniture to sculpture and paintings. The presentations are generally good, and they allow viewing of magnifications of some paintings to show brushstrokes, images of the back of some of them with imprints and signatures, and perspectives of sculptures from different angles. I can easily spend an hour or more just perusing some of the works in a single room or gallery area.

Louvre site des collections

 

[heysi]

Just wasted an entire hour in Paris. Thank you.

 

[HMan]

Last year I was watching a walking tour of Paris on YouTube that went by the Louvre. After it was over I found the website and took the virtual tour. Very cool.