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Show CHANGE MADE FOR' TOURISTS Pictures In Museum of the Louvre "Standardized" With Idea of Pleasing Americans. Even that sedate, historic pile, the Museum of tho louvre, has not escaped es-caped the effects of tho "preparation" which nil Pnrls has been undergoing for tho reception of the American tourist. tour-ist. It was decided somo time ngo that tho old mothod of. hanging the pictures according to their merits and according to tho lighting cfTcct desired de-sired was too haphazard and too prone to confuse tho visitor who wns unfa miliar with the old works, their period nnd school, Some ono suggested "standardization." There was nhowl from the French press, which sliranV from tho thought of touching even i. picture cord In tho famous gallery, but tho thought was advanced that If tin coming thousands of American visit ors to Paris wero to properly enjoj the pictures they should bo proper!) classified according to their period and school. This has been done, and nou one passes through tho big roomR ns ono might a department store. Here aro works of tho early Italian painters, paint-ers, here thoso of tlvo Italian renaissance, renais-sance, thero thoso of tho enrly Flemish Flem-ish school and thero tho products of early Spanish genius. The Louvre, of course, Is n sacred rite.- Now It's n rite simplified, standardized and somewhat some-what stereotyped. Somo pictures which rcqulro strong light aro almost In tho dark, and qthcrs which would benefit by a somber surrounding suffer suf-fer n glare. Tho guldo calls this a "systemo 'American. Despite It tho Louvro remains a rnre treat. World |