The Louvre (out of order): Verdi, 18 Janvier 2008

I breathed in a gasp of air on the approach of The Louvre. The architectural structure of the outside along was breathtaking. I couldn’t wait to go inside to find the mystery of the Mona Lisa, the secrets of the Greek gods, and the hidden treasures and legends of the Egyptians.
Never have I been to a museum that withheld so many different segments. Where does the money come from to support this all? It is all so amazing, absolutely amazing. Since I was a child I was always so mesmerized by the Egyptians and their pyramids. I had an obsession with what the after life would be like. I had a teacher who once explained that you should always look your best because you never know when it is your time. You want to go to God looking your best. Now if you can actually take things with you to Heaven or wherever you go after life, I’m not sure of. Unfortunately there has been no documentation of any being dying and coming back to tell the story.
The Egyptians prized death just as much as life, if not more. Death is eternal whereas life is just a segment of time.
Claire and I, parted from the rest of the group and, went off to see what we fancied most after the Egyptians, The Greek gods. I learned about the different Greek gods and goddesses since I was in 5th grade. It was my English teacher Mrs. Ingalls who started my obsession with Greek art and literature. I was always so excited to get the sheets of the stores of Hermaphrodite or Hercules and so on. How gods and goddesses came to work together and/or toy with the mortal world; or ever how mortals would go to the immortals for help. The statues were great. I was able to immediately know who each one was without even looking at the name. It was like flashcards. I would guess from the stories I remember hearing and then look down at the script below the statue. It’s amazing how much you remember from childhood schooling.
The arrows then lead to the great MONA LISA. My senior year of high school I read Dan Brown’s The DaVinci Code. I remembered in the book said the MONA LISA was neither he nor she. If you look at it from one angle it has female features and from the opposite angle has male features. I couldn’t quite see the difference, but I will look again the next time I go. I was looking for the puffiness that they were talking about on the right side of its face. I probably wouldn’t have noticed it because the MONA LISA sits at angle in the painting. I would need to go back when there aren’t a million people pushing and shoving.
I plan to go back at least another two times. I plan to be as awed every time I go as I was the first.

A demain

Amour

Alexia-Shashara