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Photos: Louvre Museum, Paris

This gallery of 84 photos accompanies our article on the Louvre Museum in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. Housed in a grand palace stretching along the Seine River, the Musée du Louvre is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. Its 300,000+ objects include great treasures of religious art. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Palais du Louvre
Palais du Louvre
Richelieu Wing and Louis XIV
Palais du Louvre
View from Above
Palais du Louvre
Inside the Pyramid
Inside the Pyramid
Porte des Lions
Ticket in Hand
Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas
Easter Island Moai
Easter Island Moai
Arts of Africa, Asia, Oceania and the Americas
Mayan Vase
Mayan Vase
Mayan Relief
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Cycladic Figurine
Cycladic Figure
Cybele?
Sculpture
Bell Idol
Ancient Greek Sarcophagus
Ancient Greek Sarcophagus
Ancient Greek Sarcophagus
Ancient Greek Sarcophagus
Double-Sided Mithraic Relief
Double-Sided Mithraic Relief
Phoenix Mosaic from Antioch
Funerary Mosaic of Karthago
Early Christian Reliquary Casket
Pilaster Capital: Throne with Angels
Pilaster Capital: Throne with Angels (Detail)
Daniel in the Lions' Den
Lead Liturgical Basin
Ampoule of St. Menas and St. Thecla
Ampoule of St. Menas and St. Thecla
Hetimasia Plaque
Ottonian Reliquary
Ottonian Reliquary
Ottonian Reliquary Detail
Ottonian Reliquary Detail
Ottonian Reliquary Detail
Ottonian Reliquary Detail
Cain and Abel
Ivory Book Cover
Ascension Triptych
Ascension Triptych (Detail)
Reliquary of the True Cross
Reliquary of the True Cross (Detail)
Women at the Empty Tomb
Women at the Empty Tomb (Detail)
Reliquary of Charlemagne's Arm
Virgin and Child
Reliquary of Charlemagne's Arm
Byzantine Christ with Four Evangelists
Treasures of Abbot Suger (c.1147)
Suger's Eagle (c.1147)
The Moon
Christ on the Cross
Christ on the Cross
Ivory Crozier with Ibex
Ivory Crozier with Lamb
Bowl with Warrior
Funerary Mask of Herbert Lasnier (d.1290)
Limoges Reliquary: Burial of a Saint
Limoges Reliquary: Crucifixion and Christ in Majesty
Eucharistic Dove
Crozier: Coronation of the Virgin
Ivory Deesis
St John the Theologian
Icon of the Transfiguration of Christ (c.1200)
Icon of the Transfiguration of Christ (c.1200) (Detail)
Stained Glass: Martyrdom of Saint Nicaise
Stained Glass: Martyrdom of Saint Nicaise
Stained Glass: Vandals
Stained Glass: Martyrdom of Saint Nicaise
Stained Glass: Martyrdom of Saint Nicaise
Stained Glass: Life of Saint Nicaise
Stained Glass: Life of Saint Nicaise
Cafe Richelieu
Lunch at Cafe Richelieu



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