"I long ago stopped counting how many times I’ve seen the Mona Lisa. The most visited work of art at the Louvre is, alas, at the top of the must-see list of every houseguest on a first visit to Paris.Elaine Sciolino writes about "The Louvre Less Traveled" in a recent New York Times article.
"Mona is surprisingly small (30 by 21 inches), dark and hard to see behind the barriers and bulletproof glass. After a while, she gets — dare I say it — boring. So do the Winged Victory of Samothrace (No. 2 in popularity) and Vénus de Milo (No. 3)."
What does she recommend? --
- Michelangelo’s two marble nude Slaves
- Samuel Van Hoogstraten, “View of an Interior or the Slippers” (shown at right)
- A collection of paintings donated by by Victor Lyon in honor of his wife, Hélène Loeb -- including works by Monet, Degas, and other artists you wouldn't expect to see in the Louvre
- Charles V’s gold scepter
- ... and quite a few more
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OK, you have till October 9 to do this. Go to Grand rapids now. Do not pass "GO," Do not collect $200. Go to the Grand Rapids Art Museum Art Prize section. Look for The Mona Lisa project by Rizzo Pizzi -- a huge collaborative exhibit. I'm doing a post on this but it won't be up for another week. MAKE TIME. The guy is a photographer. 12 female artists sat for him in the Mona Pose. Then they transformed the prints according to their vision and chosen discipline to reinterpret the portrait. AWESOME.
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