Dogs in the Louvre by François Nourissier and Élisabeth Foucart-Walter looks like the perfect book for first time dog-lovers visiting the Louvre, or for repeat visitors who want to appreciate the works from a dog-centric point of view.
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A curios note: The painting on the cover, Two Hunting Dogs Tied to a Tree Stump by Jacopo Bassano, 1548, is one of the works I used in my film Dogs in Art. But I found it at the Uffizi in Florence. Developing…
Pack your bags, Darby. We’re going to Florence. Well, actually, we’ll wait until June when a new law goes into effect that allows owners to take their dogs with them into art galleries, theaters, restaurants, cinemas, post offices, museums and beaches. In fact, the only place, dogs (and all pets) will be banned from is The Teatro del Maggio Musicale, the Florence opera house.
The law, passed in order to "break down barriers that separate Man from his best friends," accomplishes what to me seemed impossible; it makes Florence, one of the most magical cities in the world, that much more spectacular!
Here are a few dog art works that I thought Darby might enjoy on his Grand Tour. I also know where to get the best four-cheese pizza and pistachio gelato he will go nuts for.
Dogs, art, food, and beauty, Florence better be prepared for another Renaissance, the re-birth of dog lovers falling in love with their city again alongside their beloved pets.
Read more about this brilliant legislation in Richard Owen’s TimesOnline.com article.