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Lamassus at the Louvre
Continuing on the Louvre Near Eastern visit that El Argentino, STORSH and I took this weekend, I thought I’d introduce this rather endearing winged bull-man. Called a Lamassu (meaning “protective...
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The Benetton of Near Eastern Art
Till our next visit to the Louvre, this will be my penultimate highlight concerning last weekend’s visit to the Near Eastern antiquities wing. It’s been tricky to choose what to profile since El...
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Big Bulls of Antique Iran
Going out with a bang, I’m concluding our visit to Darius the Great’s Winter Palace at Susa (which in turn sadly wraps up the Louvre Near Eastern musings which started with Ain Ghazal, the oldest...
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BEAUTY
Three Graces in the Borghese Collection at the Louvre, www.wikipedia.com So then, I’ve banged on a fair bit about the Three Graces recently, but unfairly without any substantial help to those intending...
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The Borghese Beauty
In our most recent THATLou post we lingered on an introduction to the Borghese Collection at the Louvre. Though necessary, it was honestly a bit sober. So in developing this story line (before getting...
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Just Do It
Winged Victory of Samothrace: she was meant to be viewed from the right, so the detail of her left side isn’t so well carved – compare to the next photo (photos taken from www.Wikipedia.org) The...
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The Cross-Purpose Greek Pot
The Louvre Greek and Roman Antiquities, from louvre.fr Ok, enough horsing around here, we’re going to cut strait to the chase and give you a sample, a teaser, a piece of the hunt! Which THATLou, you...
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The Prado’s Gioconda
La Gioconda contemporary copy, 1503 – 1516, Museo del Prado, taken from Wikipedia The other day I touched on Spain’s Span Across Europe in the general. It’s true that Spain’s reach was just so broad...
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Medusa as Bestiary
Caravaggio’s Medusa (1598, Uffizi, Firenze Tomorrow night is the first of a two-part THATLou series hosting an international law firm. Having lawyers, accustomed to scrutinizing small print, go...
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Louvre Icon, Venus de Milo
So it’s a big weekend on the THATLou front. I’ve banged on a fair bit about this Sunday’s “All Things Gaul” hunt in honor of Bastille Day, because it’s the first public hunt since Easter (and the last...
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