An empty gallery at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Bailly in front of The Raft of the Medusa by Gericault at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by Vincent Dugast CC BY 4.0) 
Winged Victory of Samothrace at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
An empty Louvre entrance on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Liberty Leading the People by Delacroix at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Musée du Louvre is open but limited in amount of visitors. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
The Romans in their Decadence by Couture at Musée d’Orsay on 12 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Olympia by Manet at Musée d’Orsay on 12 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Venus de Milo at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Art of Mesopotamia at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Mona Lisa at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Medieval Louvre moat at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Italian Masterpieces at Musée du Louvre on 11 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Outdoor concert with socially distant seating by Orchestre de Chambre de Paris at Hotel Sully in Paris (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
Monet’s Rouen Cathedral paintings at Musée d’Orsay on 12 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0) 
The clock at Musée d’Orsay on 12 July 2020. (Photo by JW Bailly CC BY 4.0)
John William Bailly is a French-American who lives in Miami, Florida. He is an artist represented by LnS Gallery and professor in the Honors College at Florida International University. In July 2020 he traveled from Miami to Paris where he documented this historically unique time for the city. His posts on social media are meant to share that experience with art and travel lovers everywhere, especially those in confinement due to COVID-19.
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On 11 July 2020, Bailly was the first person to enter the Louvre. He was alone with Mona Lisa. Bailly posted this video on his Facebook story and the reactions were compelling on a human level of genuine connection. in Georgia.
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