Thomas Struth has taken photographs of visitors in several large European museums. This photograph of tourists and children in the Louvre shows the stately gallery with paintings by David. The artist's standpoint creates a diagonal composition of people that echoes that of the large central painting. Thus Struth sets up a dialogue with history.
Specifications
| Title | Louvre I, Paris |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Cibachrome paper |
| Object type |
Photograph
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 183 cm Width 234 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Thomas Struth
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| Accession number | 3240 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1990 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 1990 |
| Creation date | in 1989 |
| Entitled parties | © Thomas Struth, 2016 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Album. De fotoverzameling van Museum Boymans-van Beuningen Rotterdam (1995) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Paris > France > Western Europe > Europe |
