Let me confess, I am no grand connoisseur of art, but I love art and the stories behind a sculpture or painting. If I understand a tiny aspect of art, my joy knows no bounds. The following is my humble attempt to document what I cherished during my visit to Louvre.
My last stopover was the spot where Puget's world famous Milo de Croton is kept. Greek legend has that, unable to come to terms with his age, the former Olympic champion tried to split an already half-cleft tree. But his hand got stuck in the tree and he was eaten alive by wolves.
The liveliness of this sculpture mesmerized me. If you look closer, you can notice how Milo throws his head back and crunches his toes. You can feel the scene happening in front of your eyes. My heart went out to Milo and my eyes were filled with tears as I watched him moan due to the bite of the lion (Puget was gracious enough to replace the wolves with the nobler Lion).
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