This department oversees works from the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations, illustrating the art of a vast area that encompasses Greece, Italy, and the whole of the Mediterranean basin, spanning a period that stretches from Neolithic times (4th millennium BC) to the 6th century AD.
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
Selected works
New Rooms for Greek Antiquities
The rooms devoted to Greek antiquities located on the ground floor of the Sully wing (rooms 7 ro 16) are currently being reorganized in order to improve the exhibition spaces leading to the Venus de Milo. This project is made possible thanks to the support of Nippon Television Network.
Of all the works in the Louvre, the Winged Victory of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo are among the most admired: in their striking depiction of the human form they encapsulate the "Greek spirit." This circuit traces this artistic quest of sculptors who had an indelible influence on Western art.
Greek imagery is peopled with strange figures: major and minor divinities, personifications, terrifying monsters combining two or more species of animal. As ancient Greek art evolved, each creature quickly developed its own distinctive appearance, symbolizing its character and function.
Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities
