Versailles

The Great and Hidden Splendours of the Sun King's Palace

Shelley Fox, Christophe Fouin

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English

Thames & Hudson
01 August 2017

Photographs: collections; Palaces, chateaux, country houses; History

‘The Château de Versailles is a real photographic challenge because it is so huge: there is an infinite number of possible points of view and they are never the same, depending on the time of day, the weather or the season...

There are always new photos to take, to contemplate, to dream of. It is a demanding place that stimulates creativity and encourages you to look at it again and again’ Thomas Garnier Versailles is one of the most photographed places in the world, but only four people have the privilege of being the Palace’s official photographers. They have uniquely unfettered access to the secrets that lie within, outside and beneath this enormous domain where they spend their days – and sometimes their nights. Now, for the first time, they open their personal albums to offer a wealth of impressions and responses.

Two hundred and fifty previously unpublished photographs reveal a plethora of outstanding artworks, the private apartments of Louis XIV, Marie- Antoinette and Madame de Pompadour, magnificent galleries, the delightful Orangerie and more, all accompanied by texts that provide a lively introduction to daily life at the Château and its momentous history. This is a monumental volume on a scale that matches the grandeur of the worldrenowned Palace it celebrates.

By: Christophe Fouin
Photographs by: Shelley Fox
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 360mm,
Weight: 2.570kg
ISBN: 9780500519868
ISBN 10: 0500519862
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 August 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface * The Grand Apartments * The Small Apartments * The History Galleries * Orangerie * Aerial Views