Known as the “City of Art,” Paris has attracted artists from all over the world for centuries. Palaces and other buildings have been transformed into art museums to house great works of art.
Le Louvre
Of the many museums in France, the world-famous Louvre, a former palace, is the most recognized. It houses the Mona Lisa and numerous Hellenistic and Classical sculptures from Ancient Greece and Rome, among which are statues of Apollo, Venus de Milo and Venus Genetrix, Winged Victory and Diana. There are many works representative of great eras of art, such as the Medici paintings and those by Reubens, mythological paintings and lush pastorals by renowned artists.
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