Museographic of the Louvre

In a way, yes.  After the Revolution of 1789, artists were led to work for a different public.  Museums, recently opened, were then among the institutions allowing creators to work on monumental formats and ambitious historical subjects, generally not very accessible to private collectors of the time, more concerned with acquiring medium-format works.  harmonize with their interior.  If the museum was not the sponsor, the artists were aware, on the other hand, that it was one of the rare places favoring the presentation and conservation of monumental works.  Museums thus offered, in the more or less long term, an opportunity to acquire large format works that had not been commissioned. 

Artists were called upon to decorate the Louvre museum: Delacroix in the 19th century, to complete the Apollo gallery, or Georges Braque, in the 20th century.  for the decoration of the ceiling of the king's antechamber... Today, does the museum still call upon contemporary artists?  Yes, it happens indeed that the Louvre orders them on the occasion of temporary exhibitions, Invited to create by drawing inspiration freely from works presented in the rooms, they therefore benefit from the opportunity to exhibit in the museum.  . 

No. The masterpiece is the exception, the rare pearl in the career of an artist. 

Even if a museum generally presents pieces of high quality , it is impossible that it only has masterpieces. The Louvre, for example, has more of an encyclopedic vocation.  It presents civilizations and artistic periods in the most complete way possible, with the most interesting creations possible.  They are not systematically masterpieces, some works having an artistic interest, others historical, others still anecdotal...