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houseoflennoxx · 1 year

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Ask you back! What are your OCs' favourite painting/mural/sculpture/any piece of art?

hiiii, love. tysm for asking me back this! I love art as much as I love music so I'm so excited to answer this.

For Avalon, the artistic expression of romanticism and neoclassicism are the pinnacle of art. She loves to walk through galleries looking for artists like Goya, Delacroix or Jacques-Louis David. Of this early style, her favorite work is The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, by Paul Delaroche. It has always been a painting with a lot of meaning for her and the first time she saw it, she was entranced by the colours, the use of light and its expressiveness.

Alistair, however, although he also adores painting above any type of artistic expression, prefers a much more sober style, with a more marked expressiveness: the late Renaissance. For this period, the artists that he likes to highlight among his favorites are Nicholas Hilliard, Alonso Sánchez Coello or, his favorite, El Greco. Among all the work of the latter, his favorite painting is The Burial of the Count of Orgaz.

Finally, and because I don't want to teach an art history class today (we can talk about this another day if you want), let's move on to Elliot and Cameron. The latter adores sculpture, especially in the Italian neoclassical style. Among his favorite sculptors, of course, Pigalle and Antonio Canova stand out. His favorite work is Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss (one of the most beautiful sculptures ever carved).

For Elliot, because I want to and I can (and he's my baby and deserves more attention), I'm going to talk about sculpture and painting. His favorite sculpture is The Winged Victory of Samothrace, since he was little he has always adored its expressiveness and the mystery it hides. The fact that it's just a torso and legs with a pair of wings on its back, with no face, no facial expression is fascinating to him. For him, the art of Ancient Greece is absolutely superior and he does not admit any kind of discussion in this regard.

And, as a good lover of ancient Greece, and as a 16 year-old gen-z queer, his favorite myth is the story of Achilles and Patroclus. What do you want me to tell you? My child is predictable and discretion does not work with him. For this reason, his favorite painting is Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus, by Gavin Hamilton. In this family, neoclassicism freaks them out, it is what it is.

sorry about the rambling, babes

pictures below the cut. you have to see them, c'mon

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crimsonblackrose · 4 years

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One of the first things that I learned when I picked up all my passes at the Big Bus information office was that the Louvre required a reservation. The museum is always busy so making a reservation online is highly suggested. For general admission or special exhibits check here. Since I had a museum pass I picked a time slot and filled out the forms here. Because I was so tired rather than make my reservation at 9am like I had planned I made it for 9:30am. I didn’t have any difficulty getting the date or time I wanted, which is lucky. I also was in Paris during the off season. I was sent an e-mail with the information for my pass and then I screenshot it so that I could show it to the guards when I arrived. I highly suggest doing this just to make your life easier. You enter via the glass pyramid.

My plan for my second full day in Paris included cramming three museums into one day. So I had a goal of just seeing the highlights in the Louvre. Anything else I managed to see would be a bonus. The main goal was to, of course, find the Mona Lisa. But first, because I’d gotten such a late start and then felt rushed to be at the Louvre exactly at 9:30 so I wouldn’t miss my spot I hadn’t eaten. So within the Louvre I popped into a cafe right before going through with my museum pass and quickly ate a brioches suisses which was absolutely delightful. Brioches suisses is a french bread (brioche) with chocolate chips and vanilla custard in the middle. There wasn’t any seating within the cafe but there was some seating outside of it under a pillar with tables every couple of feet. So I sat there to eat my breakfast before going through with my museum pass to enter the actual Louvre. I felt the same sort of rush that I felt when trying to get into Harry Potter at USJ the first time.

While some highlights are included on the map so you can easily make a goal of what to see, others are not. On my way to find the Mona Lisa I ran into a couple famous statues.

First was the Venus de Milo or Aphrodite from 100 BC which is located in the Sully wing on the ground floor in the Parthenon room (room 346).

Then in one of the stair cases on my way to the Mona Lisa I found the Winged Victory of Samothrace which is thought to be from 190 BC and is located in the Denon Wing on the ground floor in the staircase (room 703).

If you’re lost and looking for it just ask because the “gallery” it’s in is the Winged Victory of Samothrace stairwell.

Mona Lisa is an Italian painting also known as Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo by Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was located in the Denon wing on the first floor in the Mona Lisa Room (room 711) Please note that sometimes it moves.

You don’t get much time with the Mona Lisa. It’s probably one of the most popular paintings in the Louvre, let alone maybe THE most popular part of the Louvre in general. To deal with crowds they’ve created a line with two entrances, you can either go up to the left or you can go up to the right and then security will give you a couple minutes to take a few photos before sending you on your way. While the rest of the Louvre is set up so you can sit and take in the paintings and sculptures due to the large amount of people who want to see Mona Lisa it is not possible. In the grand scheme of things when I visited it probably wasn’t that busy. The line didn’t spill out past at least half way through the winding ropes they’d made for the queue.

The Louvre actually doesn’t insure the Mona Lisa. And no one knows how much it’s worth. It’s one of the world’s most famous paintings and instead the Louvre puts it’s money towards protection for it. The Mona Lisa has been stolen, someone’s tried to graffiti it and someone else has tried to throw a rock at it. Security seems to be a better idea then insuring it anyway.

Because I was in the area, an area of vast paintings I decided to stop and taken in July 28. Liberty Leading the People a painting I remember seeing often in my high school French classes. the painting is by Eugène Delacroix and is located in the department of paintings near Mona Lisa. No matter how many times I saw it in my French book or online I never realized just how massive of a painting it was.

After checking out a couple other giant paintings in the area I stopped at the in-Louvre cafe for a special Louvre tea called thé du Louvre Côté Cour: Courtyard tea. The little pouch the tea came in was quite pretty and the area around The Café Mollien was beautiful.

If you’re there I highly suggest trying to get a window seat. They’re the most popular and even though the cafe wasn’t busy all of those seats were taken when I visited. They have a stunning view and during the summer the terrace is open so you can enjoy your drink or snacks outside while enjoying the view of Cour Napoléon and the garden.

After a nice tea break I went off in search of more art. My main goals were to see The Coronation of Napoleon , Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss, and The Lamassu.

The Coronation of Napoleon, also known as The Coronation of the Emperor Napoleon I and the Crowning of the Empress Joséphine in Notre-Dame Cathedral on December 2, 1804 was quite easy to find. It was painted by Jacques-Louis David and is located in the Denon Wing on the first floor in Daru, room 702.

The painting was mentioned on the tour of Versailles, about how the painting was requested done by Napoleon with some subtle changes. Some things including his mother who refused to attend being painted in the background. It shows Napoleon crowning his wife as Empress after being crowned himself.

The Lamassu was also quite easy to find though a bit further away. They’re located in the Richelieu wing on the ground floor in the Mesopotamia, Assyria Khorsabad section in room 229.

The Lamassu are protective genies that guard entrances in Dur Sharrukin which is now in modern day Khorsabad, northern Iraq. These creatures are part man, part bird and part bull and known as shedu or lamassu.

Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss however I had an awful time trying to find. The reason why is because the museum is broken up into three main wings. The Richelieu, Sully, and Denon. I had gone down to the ground floor on the Richelieu side and thought I was crossing through Sully and into Denon, but in reality what I was doing was walking in circles around a statue courtyard in the 200’s rooms of the Richelieu. It took me awhile to figure it out. Too long. Embarrassingly too long. I didn’t realize the grey space in the center of Richelieu map was a courtyard. I thought it was the main one with the pyramid. And I couldn’t figure out how to cross over. It was very frustrating. I’ve circled on the map of the ground floor below the area in which I kept walking in circles.

Eventually I asked security for directions and they told me I had to leave and re-enter. Apparently you can do that, at least twice. So I popped out, went back into the main lobby, scanned for the Denon wing and went back in.

I think in other areas and on other floors it’s easy to travel between the three wings, but for some reason when I got down to the ground floor I had an awful time of it. But I did eventually find Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss which is located in the Denon wing on the ground floor in the Michelangelo gallery in room 403.

I saw a lot of other really cool things as I rushed around. I’ll make sure to list the wing, level, and room number for each of them if you click on the image or below it.

Daphnis et Chloé by François Gérard Denon Wing 1st floor Mollien room 700

I think the Louvre is massive. The way you’re suppose to enjoy art is to sit with it and take it in, but I think because of the Louvre if there’s a lot you want to see in a short period of time it makes it difficult. I think because I was also trying to run around on my Museum pass before it expired I felt extra pressure to rush, which isn’t the way you’re suppose to enjoy a museum let alone art. If you have more time I think it’ll be better.

My favorite part of the museum was really seeing other people enjoying it. The amount of artists I saw camped out in the Louvre sketching the sculptures just instilled something warm and fuzzy in me. I wanted to grab a notebook and join them, like I did in my high school art trips. But I just felt like there was no time.

Crown of Louis XV: Denon wing, 1st floor Galerie d’Apollon Room 705

The Louvre is open from Wednesday through Monday. They are closed on Tuesdays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th. On Mondays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays they are open from 9am until 6pm. On Wednesdays and Fridays they are open from 9am until 9:45pm. Double check online that they are open and their hours before you go. When I went the strikes were happening so they warned that some rooms/galleries might be closed and that the museum might close early. It’s considered fastest to book your tickets online ahead of time and to arrive in the morning.

Hercules, Dejanira and the Centaur Nessus Richelieu wing 1st floor Rotonde Jean Boulogne Room 526

Grand sphinx Sully wing Lower ground floor Crypt of the Sphinx Room 338

The Athena of Velletri

Attached to the Louvre is also a mall like area called Carrousel du Louvre. There’s a food court here with a McDonalds and various other restaurants as well as shopping. I grabbed a late lunch here, debating between different things because all I needed/wanted to do was find a corner to sit in and charge my wifi buddy because it had died suddenly. (The fuse at my hotel had blown for all my outlets so nothing had charged, I didn’t realize it until that night) I wandered around the food court trying to decide what I should get. I felt like I had to get French food, even though there were other options and it had a long line. The McDonalds had more available seating and less of a wait and while McDonalds tends to be better in any country outside of the U.S. it felt like a bad choice for my limited amount of time in France. I hadn’t even scratched the surface of my dream food list.

quiche lorraine set 13.60 euro

So I got in line, looked at what they had and ordered a quiche lorraine. It came with a salad that I didn’t particularly want but couldn’t turn down because it was a set. It only came with one type of dressing, an oil and balsamic dressing that needed to be shaken up. They took it off the bar and popped my quiche back into an oven to reheat. During my trip I had two quiche lorraines, both had to be reheated and came inexplicably with a side salad with the same oil and balsamic dressing. This was the better of the two.

The Carrousel du Louvre is open Wednesday through Monday from 10am until 8pm. On Tuesdays they are open from 11am until 7pm.

“Artemis with a Doe” Sully wing Ground floor Salle des Caryatides Room 348

Hercules Wrestling Achelous Room 105, Richelieu wing

galerie d’apollon

The Louvre One of the first things that I learned when I picked up all my passes at the Big Bus information office was that the Louvre required a reservation.

#art museums #france #paris #the louvre #travel

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roundtheworldwithtaytay · 5 years

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Our last day. Bittersweet, but again I miss my cat and i can’t wait to get home. Today we will finish up strong with several monuments. First off though is a climb to the top of St. Jacques Tower.

The tower is all that remains of the former 16th-century Church of Saint-Jacques-de-la-Boucherie ("Saint James of the butchers"), which was demolished in 1797, during the French Revolution, leaving only the tower. 300 steps, but again if you give us steps we are going to climb it.

Now... I booked the French tour so for the most of the tour we have no idea what is being told to us, but I looked up the history of the tower so we aren’t that concerned.

Finally we get to the top. Since Tam is not going to get to climb the Notre Dame Towers I wanted to give her something similar and this is it. The views are spectacular and from the tower we can see our next stop Centre Pompideau. We head to the bottom of the tower and head off for some modern art.

Centre Pompideau, but first I want to look up some Banksy Art that is on a street sign nearby. DAMN!!! Someone cut it out. {later I would find out that this was done 2 weeks prior to our visit}.

We visit some Warhols, Kandinsky’s, Otto Dix, Chagall, Picasso, Duchamp, and Pollock to name a few in the Modern wing and then head down to the Contemporary Wing. I step into what seems like A Clockwork Orange and find plenty of interesting works, my favorite being a live ear bud installation by Maya Dunietz called “Thicket.” It really speaks to me on so many levels. Here is a link to see a video of it. Facinating.

https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/agenda/event.action?param.id=FR_R-ee6db28832ac918dc4d9e4987b242b8¶m.idSource=FR_E-ee6db28832ac918dc4d9e4987b242b8

Next we head down to the ile de la cite, my favorite and least favorite part of Paris. Favorite in that it is absolutely beautiful, but least favorite in that it is swarming with tourists. First to see the Sainte Chapelle’s gorgeous stained glass windows, but before then even a well deserved beer and some frites.

We go to a very busy bar. The one waiter is extremely busy and I fear we miss our chance to order as he ask Tammy if she is ready and she doesn’t answer. He’s off. Finally we catch him a second time. We order a couple beers and some frites and watch Paris pass us by. Well actually watch some policemen pass us by. We finish up and head to the church.

Sainte Chapelle is as beautiful as I remember. The stained glass is just exquisite. Easily one of the most beautiful building’s in Paris and you could just as easily walk just past it because it is behind many buildings.

We finish and head to the Conciergerie (where Marie Antoinette spent her final days). They are actually setting up for a Marie Antoinette exhibit so much of the building is under construction. Still it is interesting to see.

Finally we make our way to, “the best sorbet in the world,” Berthillon, passing by the heavily quarantined, Notre Dame on the way. We’ll see about this, “best,” claim.. I get a toasted pineapple and blood orange scoop. Tam gets a cassis scoop and we head out. I’m here to tell you that it is legit the best sorbet I’ve ever tasted in my life. We polish them off quite quickly.

We walk along the Seine and onto a bridge where we take in the back of Notre Dame. Then down by the bouquinistas (book stalls) which line the Seine. I stop to talk to one owner and he tells me how he watched Notre Dame burn. I told him that I usually get a rosary, when I notice that he has an old one for sale. These bouquinistas are known for old books, but I wasn’t expecting the rosary. It seems perfect so I purchase it and move on.

We head to Shakespeare and company where I think I may buy a Oscar Wilde or Earnest Hemingway book. Or perhaps some french poetry? Baudelaire?

"You have to be always drunk. That's all there is to it—it's the only way. ... ask what time it is and wind, wave, star, bird, clock will answer you: "It is time to be drunk! So as not to be the martyred slaves of time, be drunk, be continually drunk! On wine, on poetry or on virtue as you wish." - Charles Baudelaire

I look all around and settle on a very small book about a rat. It seems very fitting and I like it a lot. I grab it and a couple book bags for some friends and we decide to go next door for a couple salads and glasses of wine.

After we are full I determine that we can make it to a quick trip to the Louvre. I more want Tam to see the building rather than any art work, but I determine that we can do a quick, “greatest hits,” which includes my favorite sculpture, “Psyche revived by Cupid’s Kiss.”

Throughout this visit we quote Chevy Chase in Vacation, except that our, “Big Ben kids, Parliament,” becomes, “Winged Victory kids. Venus de Milo. We must pass by them several times while looking for, “Victory leading the People,” which we find when we give up. Finally we get in line for Mona Lisa.

FIRST ONES HERE!!! NOT! We wait in line for about 45 minutes before seeing her. After we are done we head out. We have about 30 minutes to catch a Seine boat ride and I can’t find the bus. Frustrated I quickly hail a cab as I don’t think a bus would get us there in time anyway.

We hop into what must be the most gentlemanly cab ever as he opens our doors, cuts across traffic and maneuvers through what is the craziest traffic I’ve ever seen... and I drove through Avenue de Clichy. Will we make it? Yes! With 4 minutes to spare. We hop on the boat for a gorgeous view of the city. We float by the darkened Notre Dame which is a little sad, but otherwise Paris remains one of the most gorgeous cities in the world.

We finish the boat ride and go to look for another bus. There are no nearby trains. We find one and let’s just say this guy’s driving reminds us of the time that Freddy Krueger hijacked that schoolbus full of kids. We start joking that is what has happened, especially since he takes a city size bus across the same traffic/5 to 6 lane roundabout that the cab did, but at twice the speed and 4 times the size. Somehow we make it to Pigalle and make the trek up to our BnB.

It’s late and we pack. I still have our really nice bottle of champagne that we determine that we will drink tonight after packing. We finish up, open the windows and listen to the Parisians below while having a delicious 2012 Grand Reserve Brut. The delicate little bubbles tickle our throat. We drink the last drop and head to bed.

Paris you have been wonderful. I think I may be done with you. I am already dreaming of Scotland.

#stjacquestower centrepompideau notredame shakespeareandcompany the louvre berthillon the seine batteaumouches

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