The Louvre museum houses
more than 6 000 European paintings dating from the end of the XIIIth century to
the mid XIXth century, in a wide variety of genres and formats, from miniatures
to monumental canvases, and offering encyclopedic diversity.The Louvre museum houses
more than 6 000 European paintings dating from the end of the XIIIth century to
the mid XIXth century, in a wide variety of genres and formats, from miniatures
to monumental canvases, and offering encyclopedic diversity.
Since 1794, the Department of Paintings has been organised into national schools. At the end of the Grand Louvre Project, the Department of Paintings will cover an exhibiting area in the region of 17 850 m2, which will be divided among the various schools.
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The French School The Italian School The Flemish, Dutch
and German Schools The Spanish and
English Schools How the Collection
was Formed