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Selected Works Major Events in History
Relive key moments in the history of humanity through the collections of the Musée du Louvre! From the entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon to the proclamation of the French Republic, these dramatic moments have become a source of inspiration to many artists.
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Paintings
Théodore GÉRICAULT (Rouen, 1791 - Paris, 1824)
The Raft of the Medusa
Salon of 1819
Géricault's studio
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Paintings
Jacques-Louis DAVID
The Oath of the Horatii
1784
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Paintings
Jacques-Louis DAVID
The Intervention of the Sabine...
1799
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Paintings
Juan CARRENO DE MIRANDA ...
The Foundation Mass of the Order...
1666
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Paintings
Jacques-Louis DAVID
The Consecration of the Emperor...
1806-07
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Paintings
Paolo di DONO, known as Paolo UCCELLO (Florence, 1397 -...
The Battle of San Romano
c. 1435-40 (?)
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Sculptures
Matthieu Jacquet (c. 1545-c. 1611)
The Battle of Ivry and the...
1598
From the "Belle Cheminée" at the...
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Paintings
Ernest MEISSONIER
The Barricade, rue de la...
Salon of 1850-1851
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Paintings
Peter Paul RUBENS (Siegen (Westphalia), 1577 – Antwerp,...
The Apotheosis of Henri IV and the...
1621–1625
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Decorative Arts
Workshop of Jean LEFEBVRE
Tapestry of The Life of Louis XIV:...
1667-72
