Cityscapes like you've never seen them before... The Musée du Louvre is offering an exhibition entitled La France vue du Grand Siècle, on the Rotonde Sully Nord from March 15 to June 25, 2018. A presentation of the works ofIsraël Silvestre, an artist trained in engraving in the milieu of Jacques Callot, and who devoted himself early on to depicting urban landscapes.
Whether Paris or Rome - the cities he traveled to - or Nancy, the city of his birth, Israël Silvestre's early work was characterized by picturesque "views", generally in small format. Then came the age of maturity, with larger, more elaborate panoramas, including depictions of cities, but also of their lives, with royal festivals in the capital, for example, and its transformations.
The exhibition also features a series of the artist's views of the most beautiful châteaux in the Ile-de-France region: Montmorency, Versailles, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Meudon and more. A way of seeing the evolution of architecture and gardens at a glance. Drawings by the artist preserved in the Louvre will be on show to visitors for the first time, as his engravings are more widely distributed.
Practical info:
La France vue du Grand Siècle, Dessins d'Israël Silvestre (1621-1691)
At the Musée du Louvre
From March 15 to June 25, 2018
Open from 9am to 6pm
Address: Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
Rates: one-way ticket on site at 15 euros (permanent collections and exhibitions)
(Credits: © RMN-Grand Palais (musée du Louvre) / Michel Urtado)
Dates and Opening Time
From March 15, 2018 to June 25, 2018
Location
Louvre Museum
musée du louvre
75001 Paris 1
Access
Metro Palais Royal - Musée du Louvre
Prices
Billet unique: €15
Official website
www.louvre.fr
More information
Open 9 am to 6 pm, closed Tuesdays. Nocturne on Wednesdays and Fridays until 9:45pm.
