PARIS, FRANCE: THE LOUVRE ~ JULY 28: LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE by EUGENE DELACROIX

I saw this for the first time today and fell in love with it. Such power. Delacroix witnessed scenes like this firsthand in the French Revolution and was inspired to create this.

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Eugène DELACROIX (Charenton-Saint-Maurice, 1798 – Paris, 1863)

Le 28 Juillet. La Liberté guidant le peuple (28 juillet 1830)

Salon de 1831

24dec14. The Louvre, Paris, France.

PARIS, FRANCE: THE LOUVRE ~ MONA LISA by LEONARDO DA VINCI

Here are images of the Louvre’s prized possession, as well as the crazies that need to get their selfies with her:

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