Floors, Ceilings and Unintentional Quilt Blocks at the Louvre

Recently I was at the Louvre, where I saw celebrities:

Ms. Lisa wasn't crooked - I was crooked, after fighting my way to the front of an aggressive backwards-facing selfie-snapping crowd.

Along with famous people and enthralling paintings (especially blue-and-gold ones), I took time to photograph some of the floors, which, for a French palace, were surprisingly American-quilty. Like this one, littered with blocks: 

A drain was well disguised. 

This floor wasn't interesting in the middle...

..but I was impressed by the improvisational edges.

In American quilting, this next design is called a Mariner's Compass....

I like the arrowhead triangles at the outer tips.

(I found this floor's soulmate in an ancient Egyptian jar, decorated with a similar mariner's compass on the lid, and square patches down the sides. )

Next, not a floor, but similar - a 16th Century Roman marble platter. Wouldn't this make an amazing quilt? (Apologies for the glare).

Whenever possible, I also tried to remember to look upwards. This gal had her own personal dome. 

The next young lady had enviably pert anatomy. What could it cost to paint my living room ceiling like this? 

Finally, in the competition for the most charming objet: The blue hippo in the last installment was a contender - but this Neoloithic Jordanian statue gazed at me poignantly, proving that one doesn't need pert or even conventional anatomy to be adorable.

In conclusion, always check out floors and ceilings!