- Joined
- Jul 12, 2018
- Posts
- 1,211
- Qantas
- Bronze
- Virgin
- Platinum
I spent a more time after that wondering around the amazing galleries. I did want to find more works by Vigee Le Brun (have I ever mentioned that she’s my favourite artist?) and I was not disappointed. I’m always amazed by the humanity and the personality which she can cause her faces to express; again, I’ve seen all of these paintings in books, but it was a thrill and a joy to see them at full size, and in real life.
The artist fled to Russia during the French Revolution...
A note on teeth:
Finally I walked back through the Denon wing; it was uncomfortably crowded by that stage and again I was glad to have arrived early. I was also struck by the difference in crowd numbers between the Richelieu Wing, which I’d toured, and the Denon Wing which has the “big name” artworks such as the Mona Lisa.
One more quick visit…
Then it was a combination walk-Metro-walk meander to my sister’s place where we had a delicious French dinner of duck confit, potatoes fried in duck fat, and salad.
Tomorrow’s agenda: bones!
The artist fled to Russia during the French Revolution...
A note on teeth:
Finally I walked back through the Denon wing; it was uncomfortably crowded by that stage and again I was glad to have arrived early. I was also struck by the difference in crowd numbers between the Richelieu Wing, which I’d toured, and the Denon Wing which has the “big name” artworks such as the Mona Lisa.
One more quick visit…
Then it was a combination walk-Metro-walk meander to my sister’s place where we had a delicious French dinner of duck confit, potatoes fried in duck fat, and salad.
Tomorrow’s agenda: bones!
