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This marble shepherd with his dog and reed pipe stands mirrored in princess Victoire's first anteroom at the palace. It was sculpted by Jean-François Lorta in 1783 and belonged to princess Adélaïde (Victoire's sister. Both were Louis XV's daughters). Below is another reflection in the same room, this time of the chandelier and candelabra... More Weekend Reflections are this way!
Ce berger avec son chien et tenant son pipeau se mire dans la première antichambre de Madame Victoire au château. Il fut sculpté par Jean-François Lorta en 1783 et appartenait sans doute à Madame Adélaïde (sœur de Victoire, fille de Louis XV...) Ci-dessous un autre reflet dans la même antichambre, cette fois du chandelier et des candélabres... Les Reflets du Weekend, c'est par ici.
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Lovely, lovely rooms.
ReplyDeleteNice craftmanship on the marble. And such a beautiful space.
ReplyDeleteSo much history is mind-boggling.
ReplyDeleteBeauty and history indeed and it is mind-boggling! Love your captures as always, Ciel! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeletePretty impressive, Ceil. I'll bet you I can find some reflections from well, say, 1950, in Ocala. Maybe.
ReplyDeletePut that in your reed pipe and smoke it! Heh, heh.
Love that fireplace and the candelabra. (I had to check your comment to figure out how to spell the candelabra word.)
It's a good idea to place those sculptures in front of a mirror since it gives us a good view of the draping on the backs of the pieces. What a grand place, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteOne of these days I'm going to make it to the palace to see these things in person.
ReplyDeleteIf that's a shepherd he's the kind Marie Antoinette would like to hang out with when playing shepherdess.
ReplyDeleteThe posts of my French friends are helping me prepare for our upcoming trip. Now I know the French word for shepherd.
I do love those sculptures.
ReplyDeleteNice reflection in the first shot!
ReplyDeleteVery very nice. I like that first shot although everything looks lovely there. MB
ReplyDeleteIt's a fantastic display of wealth and art. You captured it well.
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to see these details inside the palace. Must have been nice to live in such luxury in the old days... happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteHow nice to see both the back and front of that sculpture in one photo. I'm trying to imagine what it would be like to own such a lovely sculpture.
ReplyDeleteThere is nowhere as elegant as the Palace of Versailles Ciel, j'adore!
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful things to see, and also a few reflections!
ReplyDeleteso grand!
ReplyDeleteYes, this is Versailles!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, ornate rooms.
ReplyDeleteClassic Versailles, I would say!
ReplyDeletewhat a treat it would be to walk through this magnificent historic place!
ReplyDeletewhat a treat it would be to walk through this magnificent historic place!
ReplyDeleteCompanionship of dogs has quite a history, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteVery impressive marble shepherd with his dog...lovely and majestic shot...
ReplyDeleteA very elegant reflection of an amazing room.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful statue and lovely reflections!
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