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Young Man at His Window
Gustave Caillebotte, 1875
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A few days ago at the Louvre, a portrait of the loathsome Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stripped of his title of Prince, was stuck to a wall
A few days ago at the Louvre, a portrait of the loathsome Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, stripped of his title of Prince, was stuck to a wall. The news calls the people who did it activists. Naturally, they have some political or moral justification for their demonstration. In principle, after all,
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Following Her Resignation, the Louvre's Disastrous Director Is Appointed to a "New Prestigious Post" Within France's G7 Presidency
Following her resignation, the Louvre's disastrous director has been appointed to a "new prestigious post" within France's G7 presidency. Personnel decide everything
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The worst director in the Louvre's history replaced by Christophe Leribault, formerly president of the Palace of Versailles
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the appointment of the 63-year-old Leribault at a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Leribault is an art historian who has previously worked at the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Petit Palais and Versailles. This may prove a strategic turning point
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Well, well: the Director of the Louvre has finally resigned
Well, well: the Director of the Louvre has finally resigned. She wrecked whatever she could, and we may at least be thankful she did not burn the place down
Archive · Observations · Society · Paris
The dead of the Paris Commune have risen again beneath the red banner of the Soviets!
We understand, of course, that this is an ideological construct fashioned by the Bolsheviks after the fact, for the sake of appearances, so to speak: a justification of their own model of dictatorship and an attempt to legitimise their regime by ascribing to the Commune ideological premises it never came
Architecture · Observations · Heritage · Mores · Paris
Having a look inside the once much-discussed hotel right beside the Palace of Versailles, Le Grand Contrôle Château de Versailles
The hotel's unique selling point is its location literally on the palace grounds, that is, within the boundaries of the estate, behind the gates of the palace complex rather than merely next to them, and with a view of the Orangery into the bargain. The building itself, originally
Observations · Heritage · Society · Paris
State Negrophobia?
State negrophobia? Or perhaps chronicles of the Great Replacement? In Paris, the statue of Colbert in front of the National Assembly has been defaced. But the vandals will face no consequences. This is not the first act of vandalism against the monument to the finance minister of Louis XIV, who
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Until the end of February the Paris Opera is staging a new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, sung in Russian, at the Palais Garnier
Until the end of February the Paris Opera is staging a new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, sung in Russian, at the Palais Garnier. It is Ralph Fiennes's directorial debut in opera. The performances are enjoying enormous success. Le Monde praises the production for its theatrical
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Renoir Was Young Once Too, and We Have Frédéric Bazille to Thank for the Reminder
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One of the most famous sculptures of the ancient world and arguably the greatest monument of Iberian art, the Lady of Elche, found in 1897, was soon after its discovery acquired by the Louvre for 4,000 francs
The masterpiece of Spanish antiquity remained in France until 1941, when Spain exchanged it, under a special programme, for several dozen other works of art and items of jewellery. The sculpture dates from the 4th century BC. Franco ordered the Lady of Elche to be displayed in the Prado National
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The Louvre suspends indefinitely the competition for its expansion project announced in June 2025
The Louvre has suspended indefinitely the competition for the museum's expansion project, announced in June 2025. The decision was taken less than a week before the jury was due to vote on the winner. The Louvre - Nouvelle Renaissance project, announced by Macron in January 2025, was meant to