The "Louvre Exhibition: Painting Love" is being held at the [Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art] until September 24, 2023 (Sun.).
Mythological paintings based on Greek and Roman mythology and genre paintings depicting the daily lives of real people depict in various forms the passion, desire, sensual pleasure, or anguish and sorrow of gods and people in love with someone special. In religious paintings, on the other hand, the gratuitous love of God for mankind and the love of mankind for God have been shown to believers through subjects such as the Holy Family, the crucifixion of Christ, and the martyrdom of the saints.
This exhibition will explore how various concepts of love in Western society have been depicted in the art of painting through 73 paintings selected from the Louvre's vast collection, unraveling various aspects of the expression of love through masterpieces by major Western painters from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries, This is an unprecedented exhibition. This is a must-see exhibition.