Publisher's Synopsis
An exploration of artworks at Louvre Abu Dhabi highlighting the work of fearless explorers of past centuries outside of Europe
Designed to take the reader on a long journey around the world, this
large-size album embarks on a tour to the heart of one the world's most
beautiful museums, the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a major art museum with a
universal calling. The book travels across civilizations through the
prism of a hundred of the museum's most beautiful and stunning works of
art, a tribute to humanity's artistic creation, from prehistoric times
to the present day. The collection shines a spotlight on the works of
Arab physicians and mathematicians, African blacksmiths, Chinese
ceramists, and many others-proving that in spite of wars and age-old
rivalries, civilizations have always mingled and become enriched as a
result.
