The Louvre museum is the world's premiere repository of art and culture. Located in Paris, it contains countless paintings and other works of art that have gained worldwide fame. The list of famous pieces it holds is very long, but a few of the most prominent examples convey just how impressive the museum's collection truly is.
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, the best-known painting in the world, in the early sixteenth century.
The Coronation of Napoleon
French painter Jacques-Louis David--a former revolutionary who became Napoleon's official painter--created The Coronation of Napoleon in 1807.
The Raft of the Medusa
This grim and brooding work of Romanticism was painted by Theodore Gericault in 1819.
Liberty Leading the People
One of France's most famous paintings was created by Eugene Delacroix in 1830, celebrating the overthrow of Charles X that year.
The Three Graces
The Three Graces is a 1794 painting by Jean Baptiste Regnault.
