Love in the Louvre celebrates the many faces of love via works from the Louvre collection. This book presents the universal and multifaceted theme of love as depicted in art from m a ny different cultures and eras. Such wo rks abound in the Louvre's diverse collection, ranging from classical examples such as Nicostratos' sculpture Couple on their Wedding Night to more modern wo rks such as Fragonard's The Lock. The selected works also present a variety of scenes ranging from the first seeds of romance to sensual and passionate intrigues. This beautiful volume is packed with works from m a ny of the Louvre's departments. Each painting or sculpture is shown in its entirety and in detail, focusing on the elements pertaining to the theme of love. Art lovers will see the wo rks in a new way and the romantically-inclined will be equally enchanted.

Author Biography

Jean Claude Bologne is a historian and professor of medieval iconography at ICART in Paris. He has published two dozen works of fiction, dictionaries, and non-fiction, and was awarded a literary prize by the Academie Francaise in 1986 (Prix Theroigne). Elisa de Halleux is a doctor of Art History and has published a book on Renaissance iconography. She lectures frequently in France and the United Kingdom.