Louvre Abu Dhabi exhibition Travelling through Fables - in pictures


  • Louvre Abu Dhabi's latest exhibition entitled From Kalila wa Dimna to La Fontaine brings together 130 works. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
    Louvre Abu Dhabi's latest exhibition entitled From Kalila wa Dimna to La Fontaine brings together 130 works. All photos: Victor Besa / The National
  • This piece dates from AD 7073 and is on loan from a museum in Paris
    This piece dates from AD 7073 and is on loan from a museum in Paris
  • The Milk Maid by Jean-Baptiste Huet an artist who lived from 1745 to 1811
    The Milk Maid by Jean-Baptiste Huet an artist who lived from 1745 to 1811
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa (c.720-756)'s Kalila wa Dimna (The Hare and the Elephant)
    Ibn al-Muqaffa (c.720-756)'s Kalila wa Dimna (The Hare and the Elephant)
  • The illustrated fables of La Fontaine
    The illustrated fables of La Fontaine
  • The Milk Maid and Milk jug also represented through Clock manufacturer Landragin
    The Milk Maid and Milk jug also represented through Clock manufacturer Landragin
  • Ibn al-Muqaffa (c.720-756) Kalila wa Dimna (The Monkey and the Turtle)
    Ibn al-Muqaffa (c.720-756) Kalila wa Dimna (The Monkey and the Turtle)