France’s iconic Liberty gets Louvre facelift

France’s iconic Liberty gets Louvre facelift

One of France’s most iconic paintings, Liberty Leading the People by Eugene Delacroix, was taken down from the walls of the Louvre on Wednesday for a restoration expected to last until next spring.The famous topless woman, brandishing the red, white and blue flag on a revolutionary barricade was painted by Delacroix in 1830. The oil...

France's iconic Liberty gets Louvre facelift

One of France's most iconic paintings, "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix, was taken down from the walls of the Louvre on Wednesday for a restoration expected to last until next spring.The famous topless woman, brandishing the red, white and blue flag on a revolutionary barricade was painted by Delacroix in 1830.The oil painting, which measures 3.25 by 2.60 meters, has pride of place in one of the large red rooms of the Louvre in P…

France's iconic Liberty gets Louvre facelift

One of France's most iconic paintings, "Liberty Leading the People" by Eugene Delacroix, was taken down from the walls of the Louvre on Wednesday for a restoration expected to last until next spring.