“Louvre Museum Renaissance” to be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in September 2026 Louvre Museum Renaissance Exhibition Public Relations Office Press Release: September 4, 2025 To Media “Louvre Renaissance” to be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in September 2026 Louvre Museum exhibition themed on the “Renaissance” to be held! The “Louvre: Renaissance” exhibition will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo in Roppongi, Tokyo, starting in September of next year (2026). This will be the first exhibition featuring works from the museum’s collection in three years since “Portraits of the Louvre: Love,” which was held at the National Art Center, Tokyo and Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art in 2023 and attracted approximately 730,000 visitors. This exhibition attempts to highlight some of the essential characteristics of Renaissance art, which flourished in Italy and spread throughout Europe from the 15th to 16th centuries, through a selection of over 50 works. Many of the works on display were created between the end of the 15th century and the second half of the 16th century (up until around 1575), focusing on the period in which the Renaissance style spread rather than on its birth itself. Renaissance means “rebirth.” During this period, Europeans sought to revive ideals in the ancient Greek and Roman cultures that predated the spread of Christianity and emphasized human subjectivity. Studying ancient art as a model, painters and sculptors aimed to vividly portray humans and the space and nature around them. Expressing inner individuality through the depiction of human expressions and movements became one of the most important challenges for Renaissance artists. Leonardo da Vinci, in particular, is known for his lifelong pursuit of portraying the complexities of human emotion. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to appreciate the exceptional portrayal of human figures by this greatest Renaissance master, as well as to experience the essence of Renaissance art. The masterpiece “La Belle Ferronnière” by Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest Renaissance master, is coming to Japan for the first time! Only about 15 paintings believed to be originals by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) remain. Five of these are in the Louvre’s collection, and the Mona Lisa came to Japan in 1974. Now, 52 years later, this exhibition will showcase one of Leonardo’s masterpieces, the “Portrait of a Woman,” commonly known as “La Belle Ferronnière,” for the first time in Japan. Based on the latest research trends, this exhibition will shed light on the background to the creation of this work and its expressive features.
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