A visit to the Musee du Louvre is like visiting different eras at the same time. As I walked into this former palace, I decided to go to the first floor straight to the Egyptian Antiquities wing. I have always found the Egyptian era very interesting, from their customs, architecture, technology and death. It was amazing to see all those huge stone sculptures. The Great Sphinx of Tanis is the first sculpture to greet you as you make your way into the Egyptian wing. It is incredible how much detail and how much history all these objects carry with them. As I stood there analyzing each and every one of those sculptures I couldn't help but wonder who and how people were able to make these objects?
Even though life is much, much different then than now, the technology they used was very good for its time. I got to see musical instruments, kid's toys made of wood, hand mirrors and hair accessories used by women from that period of time.
They also celebrated death in a very different way. Their belief was that once you died, you would pass on to another world or 'dimension' and at the time of burial, they would bury the person with their most precious objects and with tiny dolls that in the other world would wake up as the person's servants. I had heard about these stories and tales about Egyptian customs but to see the artifacts that are thousands of years old, it is simply incredible.
I later moved on to a world-wide famous lady with a mysterious smile, Mona Lisa. I made my way through the huge crowd until I finally got to the front. I had little time to really observe and analyze this masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci since there was a huge crowd behind me trying to take my spot and get the best shot with their phones and cameras. I can say this, if I could summarize the Mona Lisa in one word it would be 'mysterious."
Another piece that was surrounded by a crowd was the Winged Victory of Samothrace (picture below). Its body expression gives off a sense of liberty and victory. The wings are raise in victory ready to fly off freely. It is amazing the detail and the emotion that this sculpture captures.
My visit to the Musée du Louvre ended with the Roman sculptures collection. I have discovered an interest in sculpture since my visit to the Louvre.
It is impossible to go through the entire museum in one day. On my part, I plan to return to Paris one day and go back to finish my tour of the immense Musée du Louvre.
Even though life is much, much different then than now, the technology they used was very good for its time. I got to see musical instruments, kid's toys made of wood, hand mirrors and hair accessories used by women from that period of time.
They also celebrated death in a very different way. Their belief was that once you died, you would pass on to another world or 'dimension' and at the time of burial, they would bury the person with their most precious objects and with tiny dolls that in the other world would wake up as the person's servants. I had heard about these stories and tales about Egyptian customs but to see the artifacts that are thousands of years old, it is simply incredible.
I later moved on to a world-wide famous lady with a mysterious smile, Mona Lisa. I made my way through the huge crowd until I finally got to the front. I had little time to really observe and analyze this masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci since there was a huge crowd behind me trying to take my spot and get the best shot with their phones and cameras. I can say this, if I could summarize the Mona Lisa in one word it would be 'mysterious."
Another piece that was surrounded by a crowd was the Winged Victory of Samothrace (picture below). Its body expression gives off a sense of liberty and victory. The wings are raise in victory ready to fly off freely. It is amazing the detail and the emotion that this sculpture captures.
My visit to the Musée du Louvre ended with the Roman sculptures collection. I have discovered an interest in sculpture since my visit to the Louvre.
It is impossible to go through the entire museum in one day. On my part, I plan to return to Paris one day and go back to finish my tour of the immense Musée du Louvre.