In the recent reports of the Louvre break-in, many accounts mentioned the Louvre’s heretofore most famous heist. In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, now one of the Louvre’s most prized possessions, was stolen. In an earlier post, I wrote about several aspects of this famous robbery: the Mona Lisa’s…
It’s been a month since thieves broke into the Louvre and absconded with a valuable stash of crown jewels. In many of the early news reports, reference was made to an earlier and equally spectacular heist at the famous museum. On a summer morning in 1911, an employee of the…
Last week, I compared and contrasted day-trips to two of France’s most opulent palaces, Versailles and Fontainebleau. At the end of the post, I mentioned that Fontainebleau has the added bonus of being situated on the edge of one of France’s most extensive forests. Originally established as a royal hunting…
One of my favorite exhibit spaces, Le musée d’art moderne de Paris, currently features over 100 works by Henri Matisse devoted to his daughter, Marguerite. The exhibit runs through August 24, 2025, so you might want to stop by if you plan to visit Paris this summer. I have to…
This Sunday marks exactly one year since I learned of the American artist Faith Ringgold while roving around Paris. After returning home, I wrote about the special exhibit at Le Musée Picasso that introduced me to her work. She died last week at age 93. So this week, I thought…
