The Louvre, the seat of great French regents for centuries, is today one of the largest and most visited museums in the world. The invaluable collection, dating back to Jean, Duc de Berry (1340-1415), contains masterpieces from antiquity to the present day. Among its highlights are the museum pieces presented here.

Originally produced as a television program by WDR.

Théodore Géricault-The raft of Medusa ; Louis or Antoine Le Nain-Peasant Family ; Andrea Mantegna-Crucifiction of Christ ; Hubert Robert-Project for the dispotion of the grande galerie ; Paolo Veronese-The Marriage at Cana.