Monday, October 26, 2009

Want that!

... as my niece would say. Robert Polidori is an incredible photographer who has done a number of photographic series: Versailles, New Orleans, Chernobyl and Havana among them. Featured here are some of the gorgeous photographs Polidori took of Versailles.

Cabinet Interieur de Madame Adelaide # 2, Chateau de Versailles 1986


Robert Polidori: Salle d’Afrique, Chateau de Versailles, 1985
Salle d’Afrique, Chateau de Versailles, 1985


Robert Polidori: Questel Staircase, Chateau de Versailles, 1985
Questel Staircase, Chateau de Versailles, 1985


Robert Polidori: Versailles, Salles XVIIIeme, Detail of portrait of Louis XIV, by Henri Testelin, 2007
Versailles, Salles XVIIIeme, Detail of portrait of Louis XIV, by Henri Testelin, 2007


Robert Polidori, Salle de Bain, Marie-Antoinette, R.D.C. Cord Central, Versailles
Salle de Bain, Marie-Antoinette, R.D.C. Cord Central, Versailles


Robert Polidori: Antichambre du Capitaine des Gardes #1, Chateau de Versailles, 1985
Antichambre du Capitaine des Gardes #1, Chateau de Versailles, 1985


Versailles, Salles d’Afrique, Portrait of Louis XVI by Callet #2, 2007


Salle d'Afrique, Versailles


Salles XVIIIème Louis XIV, Roi de France by René Tallain


Attique du Midi, Détail de la porte d'entrée


Robert Polidori: The Smalah Room, Versailles, 1984
The Smalah Room, Versailles, 1984


The First Antichambre of Madame Victoire, Versailles


In the foreground the portrait of Francoise-Marie de Bourbon


Robert Polidori: Versailles, Appartement of Madame Adelaide, Painting of Marie-Clotilde-Xaviere De France, by Francois Hubert Drouais, 2007
Versailles, Appartement of Madame Adelaide, Painting of Marie-Clotilde-Xaviere De France, by Francois Hubert Drouais, 2007

Maybe someday I can add a Polidori to my collection. Until then, I will enjoy his photographs in the myriad books he has published. His breathtaking work can also be found here, here, here and here.

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