Museum Masterpieces: The Louvre (2006)

Expert art critic and historian Richard Brettell presents an unforgettable journey through one of the world's greatest museums. It presents an overview of the Louvre's colorful history as royal palace, art academy, and national showcase. The series explore some of the most beautiful and renowned examples from the museum's remarkable collection of European paintings from the late medieval period through the early 19th century, including masterworks by Raphael, Caravaggio, Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Mantegna, El Greco, Goya, Watteau, Rubens, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Boucher, Poussin, Fragonard and so