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A Japanese artist travels to Paris intending to go to many art museums, but ends up staying several days at the Louvre, only. He has a fever before he goes, which provides a kind of allegorical framework for how he actually 'meets' three of us favorite painters whose work are featured there, including Corot, Fontanesi, and VanGogh, introduced to him through his teacher, a western-style Japenese painter, Asai Chu, and an art critic, Tokutomi Roka. Is it fever-induced hallucination? Is it his acti A Japanese artist travels to Paris intending to go to many art museums, but ends up staying several days at the Louvre, only. He has a fever before he goes, which provides a kind of allegorical framework for how he actually 'meets' three of us favorite painters whose work are featured there, including Corot, Fontanesi, and VanGogh, introduced to him through his teacher, a western-style Japenese painter, Asai Chu, and an art critic, Tokutomi Roka. Is it fever-induced hallucination? Is it his active unconscious?

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Or is it speculative fiction?Dunno, maybe that's not that important, but our hero also goes back in time to see the Louvre in WWII Paris during the Nazi invasion when masterpieces were being hidden away. Our Japanese artist's guide through the Louvre is a ghost, one of the historical 'guardians' of the greatest art museums in the world, and she helps him/us link to these WWII 'guardians' as well. So the Louvre is completely overwhelming, in my experience of it. Too much wonderful art, too much to take in, as a visitor there once in a great while, though that is not so much a critique as an observation of how huge and comprehensive it is. So Taniguchi, also knowing this fact of abundance, limits his and our visit by just making three or four artists come alive, which I thought was a good strategy, especially given the Louvre-Japan connections between the artists he links to his experience and interests.Well, for a comics book about art, Tanuguchi takes on a pretty daunting challenge, and I'll say the art work is lovely.

The Louvre series is very uneven, in my experience-I've read maybe 5 of the 12 so far-and most of the books in the series have pretty low Goodreads averages. But I have tried to read all the (also western style) manga in translation I can get my hands on from Taniguchi, so I am generally a fan. He has another fine 'travel' art book on Venice, too. A Japanese mangaka falls ill after a comic convention but still tries to carry through with his plans to tour the Louvre on his own. In a fever dream (or is it something more?) he interacts with the artwork and dead artists represented in the museum.Despite having to wade through the dream garbage, I was fascinated by the connections, influences and exchange of ideas that Taniguchi revealed between French and Japanese artists. There is also a much-too-short section on the efforts the French peop A Japanese mangaka falls ill after a comic convention but still tries to carry through with his plans to tour the Louvre on his own.

In a fever dream (or is it something more?) he interacts with the artwork and dead artists represented in the museum.Despite having to wade through the dream garbage, I was fascinated by the connections, influences and exchange of ideas that Taniguchi revealed between French and Japanese artists. There is also a much-too-short section on the efforts the French people undertook to protect the treasures of the Louvre from the invading Nazi forces during World War II. These true guardians should have been the focus of the whole book. I am not a big fan of manga, or of graphic novels in general, but I am doing the Read Harder challenge, and this is one of the prompts. I can't say I loved the story, but I could see why its melancholy sweetness would appeal to fans of the genre. I loved the part where Taniguchi related to the art and artists.

His love of these great artists and of the Louvre itself was clearly authentic, and his brief discussion of the museum's history and of each artist was well developed and informative to re I am not a big fan of manga, or of graphic novels in general, but I am doing the Read Harder challenge, and this is one of the prompts. I can't say I loved the story, but I could see why its melancholy sweetness would appeal to fans of the genre. I loved the part where Taniguchi related to the art and artists. His love of these great artists and of the Louvre itself was clearly authentic, and his brief discussion of the museum's history and of each artist was well developed and informative to readers unfamiliar. The remainder of the book was whiny and then Nicholas Sparks-ish, and both of those things are high on my hate list. The illustration though, was absolutely magnificent. I was blown away.

My enjoyment of the visual experience was quite real and if this was just a rating of the visual element it would rate 5-stars, no question. A Japanese artist stops off in Paris on his way home from a conference in Spain. Why not add an extra week to the trip and see the museums of Paris?

Unfortunately he gets stuck in his hotel for a few days with an illness. He recovers a bit and heads off to the Louvre. Once inside with the other crowds, he has a feverish relapse. He wakes up in an almost empty Louvre.

He's led around to various works by the Guardians of the Louvre, spirits inspired by some of the famous works on display. He finds A Japanese artist stops off in Paris on his way home from a conference in Spain.

Why not add an extra week to the trip and see the museums of Paris? Unfortunately he gets stuck in his hotel for a few days with an illness. He recovers a bit and heads off to the Louvre. Once inside with the other crowds, he has a feverish relapse. He wakes up in an almost empty Louvre.

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He's led around to various works by the Guardians of the Louvre, spirits inspired by some of the famous works on display. He finds out more about the artists and the art, even traveling through history to visit Van Gogh in the French countryside and the museum when the art was evacuated at the beginning of World War II.The set up isn't all that compelling-is it a fever dream, is it actually happening, is he in some halfway state? Those issues are mentioned but are really unimportant. The set up is an excuse to explore different artists, events, and works. Since the author and the main character are Japanese, readers also find out about the influence of some art pieces on 20th century Japanese art.

The book has a lot of fascinating stories and trivia from the art world.The book is also fun for anyone who has visited the Louvre, since the drawings authentically capture the interiors and many famous works like the Mona Lisa. Reading is like visiting again.The book is published manga-style, reading comic panels right to left and beginning with what, in America, is the back of the book. I quickly adapted to the style, so I don't think it should be any challenge for other readers, but it is something to be aware of.A very enjoyable and creative slice of art history! Guardians of the Louvre is a series of graphic novels set in the Louvre, written and illustrated by different artists. Taniguchi's entry in the series is a lovely, albeit a bit cliched story about lost love and the power of memory.

The protagonist visits Paris after a convention, but finds himself continually getting lost in what almost seems to be a dream. He speaks with art work and even seems to travel back in time to visit with his favourite artists. This is all leading him towards a very sp Guardians of the Louvre is a series of graphic novels set in the Louvre, written and illustrated by different artists.

Taniguchi's entry in the series is a lovely, albeit a bit cliched story about lost love and the power of memory. The protagonist visits Paris after a convention, but finds himself continually getting lost in what almost seems to be a dream. He speaks with art work and even seems to travel back in time to visit with his favourite artists.

This is all leading him towards a very special meeting that brings him great peace.The art work is quite beautiful, showcasing both the Louvre and French countryside wonderfully. Makes me want to go back and visit! Not quite as fantastic as the paintings that were showcased, but a truly delightful book to read nevertheless.Taniguchi also covers some lesser known facts about art history that I found quite neat. He introduced me to a Japanese artist who specialised in 'western' style art, and he talked about the art evacuation of the Louvre during WWII.A quiet, but enchanting book that I would recommend even if you're not a traditional art lover. This book reminded me of a miazaki film with it's art style and it's sweet story.

It evicted a certain emotion that I can't quite capture, one like how it would be to sit in silence next to the gravestone of a dead artist. When an artists puts their soul into their work, you can really feel it and this book takes that literally when the main character visits the Lourve but ends up having a very paranormal visit when he begins to explore in a pocket dimension.

The art is beautiful and really adds This book reminded me of a miazaki film with it's art style and it's sweet story. It evicted a certain emotion that I can't quite capture, one like how it would be to sit in silence next to the gravestone of a dead artist.

When an artists puts their soul into their work, you can really feel it and this book takes that literally when the main character visits the Lourve but ends up having a very paranormal visit when he begins to explore in a pocket dimension. The art is beautiful and really adds to the whimsical feel.The story is set in the Louvre museum in Paris, along with technically being set in a pocket dimension also? But even with that the setting changes to multiple times throughout history, from Van Gogh's lifetime to that of world war 2.I would absolutely recommend it, but I felt like the last arch wasn't necessary. The fact that it mentioned the whole 'dead wife' ' only at the end sort of jarred me out of the fantasy and felt unneeded. I think they should've just ended it with the world war two story, but overall it was a good book and i'd absolutely say read it. ART=.INFORMATION WITHIN=.HIS IMAGINATION=.The main character's DOOFUS FACE completely ruined it for me, I took three separate shifts to read it to temper my anger about him invading the entirety of the book!He picks 'The Winged Victory of Samothrace' but skips the wings and adds the missing head which sports an Eastern-style Princess Leia hairdo which looks like the stereotyped cartoony Queen hat. Then, drastically different from the very revealing robe attire, he gives her a chin-to- ART=.INFORMATION WITHIN=.HIS IMAGINATION=.The main character's DOOFUS FACE completely ruined it for me, I took three separate shifts to read it to temper my anger about him invading the entirety of the book!He picks 'The Winged Victory of Samothrace' but skips the wings and adds the missing head which sports an Eastern-style Princess Leia hairdo which looks like the stereotyped cartoony Queen hat.

Then, drastically different from the very revealing robe attire, he gives her a chin-to-floor pseudo-Elizabethan outfit with a frilly and multi-teared collar. There is only one fact about the statue, mentioned in passing, even though she is a major character. Ill blow out the rest of my anger by mentioning that the 'magic-sauce' (my term) he uses every time reality gets weird is huge clumps of the fever-laden main character's phlegm!He is the best city-scape artist I ever remember seeing and his landscapes are only a personally subjective notch below because of the variance of subject matter.

The flawless rendering of every architectural detail with the depth and light seen with your eyes! HIS NATURE IS BRILLIANT but I don't have so many singular row-houses to examine among all the buildings of varying heights that all create a sea of waves just like he referenced Van Gogh saying about the wheat fields. HIS INTERIORS ARE JAW-DROPPING too, allowing my eyes to scan every nook and curve of ceilings and the splendid arrays of the walls!SO WHY DO WE HAVE TO HAVE HIS FACE BLOCKING IT ON EVERY PAGE! He obviously has an uncanny respect for pure setting, so why does he betray it with the constant 'Look at my pensive/surprised/etc.' This was a beautiful graphic novel, not just from the illustrations, but also because of how deep it was. Very powerful. I just loved everything about it, from his walks through the Louvre and the different ages.

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He got to see Corot and speak with another artist, he got to speak with Vincent van Gogh and see the startling emptiness of the Louvre at the start of WWII. It still gives me chills every time I hear, read or watch something to related to artwork during WWII and how they had to be Wow. This was a beautiful graphic novel, not just from the illustrations, but also because of how deep it was. Very powerful. I just loved everything about it, from his walks through the Louvre and the different ages. He got to see Corot and speak with another artist, he got to speak with Vincent van Gogh and see the startling emptiness of the Louvre at the start of WWII.

It still gives me chills every time I hear, read or watch something to related to artwork during WWII and how they had to be transported and sent off to castles and underground caves. Also of the near misses in certain cities that were being bombed frequently during the war. It's just amazing, how many works of art and elements of our human history could have been lost. What's even more astonishing and terrifying is that there are still artworks that are missing to this day.This was a pretty great graphic novel. I would recommend this to art and art history lovers. This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel but there's not a lot of plot line; it's a little more like art history. The main character is traveling for work and stops in Paris but gets sick.

He manages to get out of bed and go to the Louvre to see the art work but starts to hallucinate while he is there. He meets the 'guardians' or spirits of the Louvre while he is hallucinating and gets transported into the time and place of some of the paintings, even getting to meet some of the artists w This is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel but there's not a lot of plot line; it's a little more like art history. The main character is traveling for work and stops in Paris but gets sick. He manages to get out of bed and go to the Louvre to see the art work but starts to hallucinate while he is there. He meets the 'guardians' or spirits of the Louvre while he is hallucinating and gets transported into the time and place of some of the paintings, even getting to meet some of the artists while he's there.Adult character and some basic art knowledge required make this a better fit for high school and/or adults. This is the second of this Louvre-commissioned series that I've read, and both of them have had the same basic issue: top-notch art with minimal plot.

In this case, the art was Olympian in its incredible quality, but the narrative was for the most part a slow meander, with no tension or drive. There was even an idea for a plot shoehorned into the last chapter - a dead wife who the main character hadn't finished mourning who appears in the Art Afterlife - but there had been no implication that This is the second of this Louvre-commissioned series that I've read, and both of them have had the same basic issue: top-notch art with minimal plot. In this case, the art was Olympian in its incredible quality, but the narrative was for the most part a slow meander, with no tension or drive.

There was even an idea for a plot shoehorned into the last chapter - a dead wife who the main character hadn't finished mourning who appears in the Art Afterlife - but there had been no implication that she existed or that the narrator was dealing with grief through all of the preceding chapters. The art and art history was interesting, the wandering, directionless plot really wasn't. This is a story of a young man who, while holidaying in France, falls ill, but recovers well enough to go for a little bit of sightseeing at the Louvre during his last few remaining days there.

During his visit, he slips into an in-between realm of (art) history and present-day reality. My most favorite part of the book was the historical aspect of removing the art from the Louvre on the onset on World War II, so as not to have them fall into Nazi hands.This is a work translated from Japanese, This is a story of a young man who, while holidaying in France, falls ill, but recovers well enough to go for a little bit of sightseeing at the Louvre during his last few remaining days there. During his visit, he slips into an in-between realm of (art) history and present-day reality. My most favorite part of the book was the historical aspect of removing the art from the Louvre on the onset on World War II, so as not to have them fall into Nazi hands.This is a work translated from Japanese, so the panels read from right to left, top to bottom. Read for the '2019 Book Riot Read Harder' Challenge task: A book of manga.