Here some of the amazing art galleries we went to... After all, that's one of the things Paris is most famous for!
Musee Rodin:
I loved it! The gardens were massive, and statues were sprinkled everywhere. Unfortuantely, I couldn't find anything to sketch - all the scultures were either naked or missing heads or some other limb... And the only one which was suitable to draw was standing alone with no bench in sight. It was a pleasure walking around, and right before it closed we had peak inside the . . .
Musee Rodin:
I loved it! The gardens were massive, and statues were sprinkled everywhere. Unfortuantely, I couldn't find anything to sketch - all the scultures were either naked or missing heads or some other limb... And the only one which was suitable to draw was standing alone with no bench in sight. It was a pleasure walking around, and right before it closed we had peak inside the . . .
indoor museum, which was the perfect size; just big enough to hold a lot of information, but just small enough to enjoy.
(Starting from top to bottom, Mom and I in front of Musee Rodin, Zak, I and Birch in the gardens, a wierd chunky plaster model of the model of the picture above.)
(We also met up with some family, Auntie Jen, Uncle Bill, and Zak. We toured some of Paris with them and went to Sacre Couer again, and to the Musee Rodin... It was a lot of fun, and I'm even more excited to get home to see more family and friends!)
D'Oragerie:
It was amazing, with a collection of Monets original paintings displayed in the way that HE wanted - in a circle room, surrounding you in a way to make it seem like you're actually in the garden. It looked a little like it, but with a twist of imagination you coukd walk through the garden and into the pond, touching the water lillies. The only problem was that the walls were incredibly white... I would've helped the slightest bit if they were blue or green or even purple. Those were the main colours in the paintings, and the way he did the reflection of the water was dazzling.
We went around to the lower floor, which were a bunch of other paintings. I liked one where there were two girls whispering something in each others ears. They reminded me of a peticular friend and I who I've known since I was in pre-school.
Louvre:
Well, it was the slightest bit too big... Okay, a LOT more than slight. We hardly went into any of it. Arriving early, I had no idea the big glass pyramid was the entrance and couldn't figure out why we were lining up for it. Anyways, after a while I figured it out, and when it opened we all rushed in.
Straight to the Mona Lisa! Run, run, run... Signs pointed every which way to it, and we wanted to get there fast so there would be no crowd in front of us (at least Birch and I ran -- Mom and Dad are adults). And what about it? Sure, it's a really good painting, but what about it?
(We also met up with some family, Auntie Jen, Uncle Bill, and Zak. We toured some of Paris with them and went to Sacre Couer again, and to the Musee Rodin... It was a lot of fun, and I'm even more excited to get home to see more family and friends!)
D'Oragerie:
It was amazing, with a collection of Monets original paintings displayed in the way that HE wanted - in a circle room, surrounding you in a way to make it seem like you're actually in the garden. It looked a little like it, but with a twist of imagination you coukd walk through the garden and into the pond, touching the water lillies. The only problem was that the walls were incredibly white... I would've helped the slightest bit if they were blue or green or even purple. Those were the main colours in the paintings, and the way he did the reflection of the water was dazzling.
We went around to the lower floor, which were a bunch of other paintings. I liked one where there were two girls whispering something in each others ears. They reminded me of a peticular friend and I who I've known since I was in pre-school.
Louvre:
Well, it was the slightest bit too big... Okay, a LOT more than slight. We hardly went into any of it. Arriving early, I had no idea the big glass pyramid was the entrance and couldn't figure out why we were lining up for it. Anyways, after a while I figured it out, and when it opened we all rushed in.
Straight to the Mona Lisa! Run, run, run... Signs pointed every which way to it, and we wanted to get there fast so there would be no crowd in front of us (at least Birch and I ran -- Mom and Dad are adults). And what about it? Sure, it's a really good painting, but what about it?
Sure, it's a really good painting, but what about it? Why is it so famous? I had expected a lot (but wasn't too disappointed, it didn't mean a lot to me), and the only thing that was different about it was that her eyes followed me... Always staring at you. It was kind of creepy. I guess that's really amazing, but was that all? Is that the reason why it had a whole seperate wall all to itself? Is that the reason why the whole empty wall was behind a huge glass pane? Is that the reason why the glass pane was ropped off? Is that the reason why there were four security guides standing by it? Is that the reason why there were at least sixty tourists crowded around it at eight thirty in the morning taking millions of pictures? Is that the reason why the name 'Mona Lisa' is known all over North America and Europe? No, I don't think so.
Mom said later that the King bought it, and whatever the King buys must be amazing. Also, it must've been the best, most beautiful, most amazing, most magnificent painting in it's time. Not now, but back then, when the impressionist style of painting was just introduced; in the Mona Lisa, Leonardo De Vinci didn't paint every leaf on the trees in the background, he just put streaks (they were still pretty detailed in form and shape), and the lake had the reflection on it. Back then almost everyone was a reaslist; they painted what IS, not what they saw. Actually, Claude Monet invented impressionism, which you can clearly understand in his water lily paintings. His first impressionist painting was Impression; Sun Rise. But thats just another story.
Mom said later that the King bought it, and whatever the King buys must be amazing. Also, it must've been the best, most beautiful, most amazing, most magnificent painting in it's time. Not now, but back then, when the impressionist style of painting was just introduced; in the Mona Lisa, Leonardo De Vinci didn't paint every leaf on the trees in the background, he just put streaks (they were still pretty detailed in form and shape), and the lake had the reflection on it. Back then almost everyone was a reaslist; they painted what IS, not what they saw. Actually, Claude Monet invented impressionism, which you can clearly understand in his water lily paintings. His first impressionist painting was Impression; Sun Rise. But thats just another story.
The rest of the Louvre was, too, amazing, especially the three rooms filled with statues! There was one of Athena in purple marble robes and battle helmet, sitting in a throne that I just love! Then there were two men, both of whom who had probably been the sculpture's version of a portrait. They were aristocrats, and they were positioned across from each other so that it looked like they were arguing, or having a deep discussion. One of the men had such beautiful lace around his neck and tufted up at the front that it was hard to believe he wasn't real! And then there were Phsycy and Cupid, and all the legend.
Enjoy,
Allie
Enjoy,
Allie
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