Louvre. The 300 masterpieces

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The Louvre is one of the largest and most prestigious museums in the world, home to 300,000 works of art. This guide presents the highlights from the museum's rich collections, combining stunning reproductions with enlightening commentaries. It offers an overview of the different Near Eastern Antiquities; Egyptian Antiquities; Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities; Islamic Arts; Decorative Arts; Sculptures; Paintings; Prints and Drawings; Arts of Africa, America, and Oceania. It provides a wonderful history of art that begins 10,000 years ago and ends in the mid-19th century. A sumptuous souvenir of a museum that started out as a fortress in the Middle Ages and became a residence for the kings of France, serving as a backdrop to eight centuries of history.