The French School

The Louvre is the conservatory of French painting, housing around 1500 paintings, dating from the end of the XIIIth century to the middle of the XIXth century. The French paintings are currently exhibited in a chronological circuit, in the 2nd floor galleries situated in the Richelieu Wing and continuing around the Cour Carrée (Sully Wing). The large XIXth century French paintings (David, Gros, Géricault, Delacroix) are exhibited in the red rooms on the 1st floor of Denon Wing.

The major works include:

Fontainebleau School Gabrielle d’Estrée and her sister detail Circa 1595? Wood - H 0,96 m; W 1,25 m	Simon Vouet Allegory of Riches detail Circa 1630-1635 Canvas - H 1,70 m; W 1,24 m
Nicolas Poussin The Inspiration of the Poet detail Circa 1630 Canvas - H 1,82 m; W 2,13 m	Claude Gellée, named Le Lorrain The Disembarkation of Cleopatra at Tarsus detail 1642-1643 Canvas - H 1,19 m; W 1,70 m
Georges de La Tour The Card-Sharper with the Ace of Diamonds detail Circa 1635 Canvas - H 1.06 m; W 1.46 m	Antoine Watteau Embarkation for Cythera detail 1717 Canvas - H 1.29 m; W 1.94 m
Louis David The Rape of the Sabine Women detail 1799 Canvas - H 3.85 m; W 5.22 m	Théodore Géricault The Raft of the Medusa detail 1819 Canvas - H 4.91 m; W 7.16 m

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