Some time ago I had already planned on spending one whole day at the museum in The Netherlands... (I am keeping the destination secret since I am still planning to go, a little suspense won’t hurt, right?) Well, I did get to spend one full day at the museum, but not exactly in the country I had expected and not exactly for the reasons I had expected. What do you know... To try and recover from the deeply sad event of the beginning of our week (see previous post), hubby and I decided to spend one day at the king of all museums, I have named the Louvre.
Last time I visited it, it was 9 years ago and I had kept fond memories of it despite the extensive renovation work ongoing at the time.
I now had the opportunity of admiring the results: clean walls, optimized lighting, clear presentation of the art works and masterpieces and fluid itineraries for the visitors. Overall, a success story and a very long day spent wandering very slowly in the magic spaces of the Italian and French paintings (16 and 17th centuries) and of Greek and Roman statues, with a little visit to Canova and his sensual and voluptuous sculptures. As the sun set calmly over centuries of history and the glorious Louvre, I stopped here and there to take a few pictures in the attempt of rendering the fascinating atmosphere that pervaded the museum, in and out.
Even though our hearts still ached from the loss of our dear dog, our mind did find some comfort and solace in the beauties and messages of art and its history and I will be forever grateful for it, to the point that I am now thinking of subscribing to the Amis du Louvre program... Looking ahead for more soothing discoveries in an amazing building!
Credits: TheDaydreamer (with iPhone)
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