The Baroque Art Accessibility Consortium

Category: The Louvre

  • The Louvre

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    Overview This quick Itinerary will get you in and out of the Louvre in under an hour while still taking in the most important Baroque paintings and some bonus works.  Before you go Itinerary The Entrance Arrive at the Pyramid entrance near your scheduled entrance time.  They will have separate lines for the various times…

  • Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin Rejection

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    Much has been written about Caravaggio’s Death of the Virgin and its rejection by the Barefoot Carmelites. However, did you know that the painter chosen replace Caravaggio was also rejected on his first attempt?The Venetian painter Carlo Saraceni also depicted the Virgin dead; though she appeared less lifeless than in Caravaggio’s version. He modified the…