Finally, after some months in Paris, I made it to the Louvre!! I'm obviously very proud of myself, culturally aware and so on... (well, to be honest, the weather was awkward, which kinda influenced my planning ;)
As it was my first visit, I originally intended to do it 'the right way' - entering the museum by it's famous pyramide (which was build in 1989 - I was surprised it is actually that old!). But, as on bad weather obviously all the tourists were looking for shelter, there was a huge queue.. forcing me to redefine the 'proper' way of getting in: Getting in without a queue...
It turned out that the side entrance is really good for that! There was one person in front of me, so I got my (free!) ticket in under 3 mins. And no queue for entering the museum either!
In the side wing, I found an amazing collection of original art - traditional art of all kinds of tribes. As there weren't may people visiting it, I decided to give it a look and even got a private guided tour of some of the artworks. Of course afterwards I had to go to the gallery of italian paintings... and this was definitely where my visit became anything but peaceful contemplation of art.
Tourists are literally flooding the corridors, the flashlights of their cameras giving the impression of being in a club, and the noise level getting there too... all leading you to the probably most famous item of Louvre's collection: the Monna Lisa. I had a quick look, as I couldn't be bothered to queue for ages just to get in front of her.
Instead, I dedicated more of my attention to the other amazing pictures hanging on the walls next to Lisa. To her right, I made a funny discovery: there is a portrait of a very elegant lady (presumably an venetian courtisan) which is displayed looking bored out of her mind as no-one is paying her any attention. And, in fact, everyone but me was turning their back to the painting :D
The together of all these impressions later triggered the creations of this collage, called 'Lonely Napoleon' or 'Napoleon and Lisa'...
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I totally agree about crowds, noise and flashes... pity, but in our days it gets more and more depressing to explore famous (with no reason not to be) places...
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