Phantoms of the Louvre

Phantoms of the Louvre

by Enki Bilal
Phantoms of the Louvre

Phantoms of the Louvre

by Enki Bilal

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Overview

Superstar comic artist Enki Bilal reimagines the Louvre as a ghostly place in this series of 22 portraits. The Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, a reclining Christ, an Egyptian bust—these and other works of art are seen through the eyes of their own particular phantom. The motley collection of men, women, and children presented in these vignettes— a Roman legionary, a muse, a painter, and a German officer, among others—have little in common other than their often violent demises and an eternity spent haunting the iconic Parisian museum. Bilal recounts the life stories of these lost souls in dramatic biographies that combine fiction and historical reality, often evoking the creation of the works in question. The paintings that compose this graphic novel were presented in a special exhibition at the Louvre in early 2013.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781561638413
Publisher: N B M Publishing Company
Publication date: 06/01/2014
Series: Louvre Collection
Pages: 144
Sales rank: 302,371
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 11.50(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Enki Bilal is a comic artist and film director widely recognized for his influence in expanding the prestige of the comics medium in Europe. He is the author of the Nikopol trilogy and the Beast trilogy.
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