The Louvre Museum by matcrazy1
Established in 1793 by the French Republic, the Louvre Museum is one of the earliest European museums.Divided into 7 departments, the Louvre collections incorporate works dating from the birth of the great antique civilisations right up to the first half of the XIXth century, thereby confirming its encyclopedic vocation.
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Highlights:
1. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, known as Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519; "The Mona Lisa" (1479 - d. before 1550) also known as La Gioconda 1503-1506;
2. "Victory of Samothrace"; Samothrace (island in the North Aegean Sea); circa 190 BC; Grey Lartos marble for the ship, Paros marble for the statue;
3. "Venus de Milo" Melos (the Cyclades islands); circa 100 BC.
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