"Superstar comic artist Enki Bilal reimagines the Louvre as a ghostly place in this series of 22 portraits. The Mona Lisa, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, a reclining Christ, an Egyptian bust?these and other works of art are seen through the eyes of their own particular phantom. The motley collection of men, women, and children presented in these vignettes? a Roman legionary, a muse, a painter, and a German officer, among others?have little in common...

Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.

A brief biography of the artist accompanies color reproductions and analyses of fifteen of his works.