Let's face it...outdoor sculptures are just made to be crapped on. Do you really think the artist had this in mind when he constructed this beautiful marble statue? Well, look at the expression. I say 160 years ago, the sculptor understood this.
What can I say about the Louvre? I am not qualified to speak on the artistic merit of what is in the place, but the historical value of one, any piece is PRICELESS! I mean, my IQ jumped 25 points just walking into the joint, effectively doubling it! I don't know what makes the Mona Lisa the Louvre's crown jewel and then this poor bastard's work gets to sit in the garden to get baptized by flying rats.
That being said, the Louvre is an extraordinary place. Ancient art dating back 7000 plus years, countless romance era statues, Egyptian art, baroque paintings from every corner of the world slowly being destroyed by the tourists' camera flashes. They ignore the warnings and the French, who are caretakers of this priceless history, fail to stop them. That's when yours truly began to get ugly. Yep, the ugly American had to be the bad guy. "STOP THE FLASH!" I screamed over, and over and over again. I won't tell you how ugly it got, but if this IS my ugly American moment . . . I feel pretty okay about it.
Can't wait to take my wife here . . . but not my boys . . . they don't make insurance policies that high.
Was the Mona Lisa smaller than you expected?
ReplyDeleteIt was actually larger than I expected, simply because everyone told me how small it was before I left. I'm still surprised with all that Leonardo accomplished the Mona Lisa is the most famous.
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