Le Pigeonnier (The Pigeon Loft), 1720-30

            Felice Boselli
Oil on canvas

This painting shows the inside of a pigeon loft, or dovecote, where birds were bred for meat.
[Musee du Louvre]

Taken in the Louvre

The Musee du Louvre, in Louvre Palace (Palais du Louvre)
Built over the Louvre fortress (itself founded by Philip II in 1190), the Louvre Palace was the chief residence of French kings from 1546, under Francis I until 1682, when Louis XIV moved to Versailles.  Although Louis moved the household, the royal collection remained in the palace and in 1692 it was joined by the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture, remaining there for 100 years.  The palace became a museum following the French Revolution, at the instruction of the National Assembly, and the Musee du Louvre opened 10 August 1793.

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Taken on: September 23, 2023

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