THE "MONA LISA," ONE MASTERPIECE AMONG A MULTITUDE

RESIST THE ARROWS

Concentrating on a particular work is arbitrary, for the Louvre exhibits at least 300 masterpieces:

   The Gallery of the Louvre by Samuel Morse, 1830-1832 / zoom

Morse (the code's inventor) 

included it in his imaginary museum,

but as one work among others.

We begin the visit with less-known works

whose influence on art history

— and on history itself —

 has been much greater.

And children love the monsters and drama.

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Next,

Art that tells stories