Gezicht op het Louvre te Parijs 1675 - 1711

This print, *View of the Louvre in Paris*, captures the grandeur of the royal palace, but was made by an anonymous artist. This anonymity speaks to the complex dynamics between visibility and erasure within artistic production, particularly concerning class and power. The Louvre, as depicted here, is not merely a building, but a stage upon which the dramas of social hierarchy are performed. The figures populating the courtyard, from the equestrian riders to the strolling gentry, represent a carefully curated vision of aristocratic life. This vision leaves out the labor and exploitation upon which such opulence was built. Who were the artisans and workers whose hands shaped the Louvre's stones, and where are their stories in this image? Consider the act of looking itself. Whose gaze does this print reflect, and whose does it exclude? It invites us to consider the unspoken narratives and invisible presences that haunt even the most meticulously constructed representations of power.