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Journeys through the Louvre Abu Dhabi
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Journeys through the Louvre Abu Dhabi
AUTHOR:
Fontanel, Béatrice.

Wolfromm, Daniel.

Brutton, Flo.
ISBN:
9781419752834
UNIFORM_TITLE:
Voyages au Louvre Abu Dhabi. English
PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Abrams, 2020.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
96 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Translation of: Voyages au Louvre Abu Dhabi.
ABSTRACT:
An exploration of artworks at Louvre Abu Dhabi highlighting the work of fearless explorers of past centuries outside of Europe. Designed to take the reader on a long journey around the world, this large-size album embarks on a tour to the heart of one the world's most beautiful museums, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a major art museum with a universal calling. The book travels across civilizations through the prism of a hundred of the museum's most beautiful and stunning works of art, a tribute to humanity's artistic creation, from prehistoric times to the present day. The collection shines a spotlight on the works of Arab physicians and mathematicians, African blacksmiths, Chinese ceramists, and many others--proving that in spite of wars and age-old rivalries, civilizations have always mingled and become enriched as a result.
SUBJECT:
Art museums -- United Arab Emirates -- Abū Ẓaby -- Juvenile literature.
Art appreciation -- Juvenile literature.
Art museums -- Juvenile literature.
Louvre Abu Dhabi -- Juvenile literature.
BIBSUMMARY:
An exploration of artworks at Louvre Abu Dhabi highlighting the work of fearless explorers of past centuries outside of Europe. Designed to take the reader on a long journey around the world, this large-size album embarks on a tour to the heart of one the world's most beautiful museums, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a major art museum with a universal calling. The book travels across civilizations through the prism of a hundred of the museum's most beautiful and stunning works of art, a tribute to humanity's artistic creation, from prehistoric times to the present day. The collection shines a spotlight on the works of Arab physicians and mathematicians, African blacksmiths, Chinese ceramists, and many others--proving that in spite of wars and age-old rivalries, civilizations have always mingled and become enriched as a result.