During the French Revolution, the National Assembly decreed that the Louvre should be used as a museum, to display the nation's masterpiec on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings, the majority of the works being royal and confiscated church property.
The Louvre should be used as a museum. This was to display the nation's masterpiec on 10 August 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings being royal. The National Assembly decreed this. This was during the French Revolution. The National Assembly confiscated church property. This was during the French Revolution.537 paintings were the majority of the works.