Category: Louvre

France Sees New Pension Protests, Police Brace for Violence

PARIS—Protests and strikes against unpopular pension reforms gripped France again Tuesday, with many thousands marching and the Eiffel Tower closed and police ramping up security amid government warnings that radical demonstrators intended “to destroy, to injure and to kill.” Concerns that violence could mar the large demonstrations prompted what Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin described as…


The Sweet Melancholy of Foretold Destiny

The interview with Vincent Delieuvin below has been edited for brevity and clarity. This subject, this composition, “The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne,” is really very symbolic. Leonardo da Vinci spent nearly 20 years conceiving it. From 1500 to his death in 1519, he never stopped perfecting every detail, and transforming his ideas. For…