Inventing the Louvre

Author	: Andrew McClellan
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Total Pages	: 308
Release	: 1999-10-26
ISBN-10	: 0520221761
ISBN-13	: 9780520221765
Rating	: 4/5 (765 Downloads)

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Download or read book Inventing the Louvre written by Andrew McClellan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-10-26 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative history of the founding of the Louvre that also explores the ideological underpinnings, pedagogical aims, and aesthetic criteria of this, the first great national art museum.

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