Every time I go to a museum I find a few things that capture my attention and become the special objects of the day for me. So here are a few things I really liked the last time I visited the Louvre (on the 16th of October, 2025).
First of all, this wonderful painting: Pieta, by Rosso Fiorentino. This depicts the Virgin Mary fainting as her son's body is brought down from the cross, and I just love it. Mary's weird face and wide stance, the bundling of the whole scene, and that strange, half-desaturated, half bright colouring.
The composition is so astonishing, and I love how the horror of the moment is sort of stuffed under the necessity of completing the physical task of transporting the body. Jesus looks regal. A noble corpse on or off the 'fix.
Next up: some guys.
This man has had his nose knocked off, but that's okay. He's still happy. He literally doesn't care at all. Good for him.
This guy though, this guy cares maybe more than anyone else has ever cared. You can see the hurt in his eyes. It's okay though, because there's a third man who is more elusive.
Yes, this man may or may not care. The important thing to note about him, however, is that he is a lump. I really like his shape, and his huge, bulging pupils.
Those are the guys of the Louvre. The man trio. I love them.
And finally: an exhausted cherub.
He's seen it all.
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