Some beautiful women in the Louvre, May 24, 2019.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. I will get there next year....

Art Major/History Minor

Saw the replica Mona Lisa last year in Albuquerque at a DaVinci exhibit at the Museum of Natural History and Science. The 6 year process he took to do the Mona Lisa was interesting to say the least.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. You will love the Louvre!

Be in shape as there are MANY stairs and a lot of walking! But it's worth it.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. I am in shape....

At almost 67 in a week, I walk on average 25 miles a week. After losing 53 pounds with Weight Watchers and re-earning my Lifetime Member bennies, I keep moving as much as possible.

I know I will.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. You will do very well! It is extremely exerting. And gorgeous!

[CatMor]

2. Such beautiful art .....

is the Mona Lisa very small, as I've heard it is?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thanks, my dear CatMor!

It was wonderful seeing all of these in person. The Mona Lisa is somewhat small, but not excessively.

The museum folks saw that I was struggling to walk in the crowd, so they allowed me to stand pretty close up to the painting and take some unobstructed photos! I really appreciated that.

[CatMor]

8. It was extremely nice of them to let you stand close ..

usually that wouldn't happen. Are you spending your entire vacation in Paris? I'm sure there's so much to see.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. I was pretty shocked when they told me to come up close.

A number of very kind people have reached out to help me when they saw how I was walking.

Alas, we only had this week. Today, Saturday, we are going home. We have been in Paris the whole time!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

6. Yes.

It is not that big. Took DaVinci 6 years to paint it because he did it in layers.

[CatMor]

7. I just recently read he may have had ADHD....

and that's why he had trouble with time management and left many things undone.

[Major Nikon]

9. It's a disappointment

There’s almost always a large crowd around and it’s behind a glass wall.

Lots of other better things to see there and as far as paintings go, the Musée d'Orsay is much better. It has dozens of Monet and Van Gogh paintings along with hundreds by other French masters.

[appalachiablue]

10. Magnifique. Lucky you, in Paris now or back home? The first ptg.

is a neoclassical gem in the current Directory style by Jacques Louis David, of Mme. Raymond de Verninac c. 1798-99.

She was the elder sister of painter Eugene Delacroix who held onto this portrait after she d. 1827.

The Musee D'Orsay is wonderful to visit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_de_Verninac

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Thank you for identifying her, my dear appalachiablue!

I was concentrating on getting a good shot instead of who she is. The painting is so lovely!

And thanks for the link!

[Karadeniz]

11. What happened to the cat lying in Mona Lisa 'arms? I saw a photo of it. This Mona looks

incomplete!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. You made me smile, my dear Karadeniz!

[MLAA]

12. Exquisite!

Thanks for sharing.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Thanks for your kind remark, my dear MLAA! I love to share.