Tracee Ellis Ross Shares Playful Louvre Visit With Mona Lisa And Fans React

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Tracee Ellis Ross unleashed an unwarranted wave of envy on the museum scene during her recent stop at the Louvre in Paris. The actress and icon in the fashion industry posted a cute image in the shadows of the great Mona Lisa, jokingly claiming to have the audacity to butcher the painting’s real proper name: Lisa Gherardini. Ross is standing before the massive artwork in fabulous pink. Her caption was humorous and filled with gratitude for the friends whose arrangement of a special tour would become an eternal memory in her heart.

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The unheralded post caused quite a stir, with one fan joking, “Great now I don’t have to go,” while another observed, “First thing I noticed was the absence of the crowds!!! How lovely and cool…” Ross made light of an apology to Mona Lisa herself: “Hope we can still be friends,” which stir up laughter, one commenter noted, “Okay glad you two cleared that one up!! No more fighting!”

Whereas rumors started brewing about the empty gallery space in the comment section, keeping some going as far as to speculate that Ross may have had some form of VIP access. “Must have been before it opened or after it closed… no other line and no crowds in any of the pictures,” one user alleged. Another gave a little nudge going, “It says arranged a special tour,” implying a private viewing. Ross’s smooth getaway at the Louvre minus the talismanic hordes was dripping into fans’ dreams for similar access.

Away from the scene of Mona Lisa, Ross kept equally enamored with her unbounded energy. “Tracee is so lovely,” said one comment, while another annointed her as “the dreamiest girl in the world.” The post was enough to ignite a small, arguable dialogue about the other pieces within the gallery, with a user rushing to loudly claim, “Show the huge, magnificent painting directly across from the Mona Lisa. That’s the piece to see in that gallery!”

The whole Ross-Louvre escapade was so much more than sheer afterthoughts: a beautifully raw expression of joy, laughter, and appreciation for art-mixed-with-chic. Either joking about becoming friends with a 500-year-old painting or simply soaking up the beauty of the museum, the whole post just says why she’s the most relatable star ever. Let’s get serious here. Wouldn’t any one of us die for a private tour of the Louvre with Tracee Ellis Ross?

The picture itself is very much a bold contrast between the old and the new. The old Renaissance piece is pitted against the cutting-edge star power of our times. Ross’s outfit screams out against the dark tones of the gallery, setting her in direct view just as much as does the masterpiece behind her. It’s a reminder that art is not all about what happened in the past-the history is actually born from our present interaction with it. And if anybody knows just how to make history fun, it’s Tracee Ellis Ross.

There was a rolling of comments supporting that Ross’s catercorner Louvre moment really did make a big impact. From lovingly referring to her Ms. Lisa to genuine envy of her VIP treatment, the fans went all in for her. Brie Larson joined in on the fun, referring to Ross and Mona Lisa as “the dreamiest girls in the world;” if that’s not an endorsement, then frankly, what is?

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So whether you are here for a bit more museum gossip or just vibing, Ross was a bit of history lesson and glamor show backed by great hilarity and utter reality-just like her. And now that the gallery has been viewed with no one in sight, we’re out strategizing how to get that private Louvre tour. Mona Lisa is next on the visit.