Louis XIV's cenotaph, a 1/5th model by Pier Luigi Pizzi... VDP loved the photo op it provided.
Maquette au 1/5ème, réalisée par Pier Luigi Pizzi du cénotaphe de Louis XIV...
Below is the king's funeral procession.
Ci-dessous, la procession funèbre du roi.
Beautifully detailed!
ReplyDeleteSo finally the sun set.
ReplyDeleteGosh all of this stuff is fantastic, what an exhibition..I really like the first picture with the figure in silhouette...
ReplyDeleteIncredibly dramatic and detailed.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures Ciel, especially that first shot.
ReplyDeleteA nice find, VDP. The second image is especially lovely.
ReplyDeleteQuite spectacular. These people really did believe they were more worthy and better than most folks, it appears!
ReplyDeleteThis model did provide an opportunity to photograph this empty tomb from from interesting angles.
ReplyDeleteThere's lots of drama in this series of pictures.
ReplyDeleteAn impressive monument for the le Roi-Soleil...
ReplyDeleteOh my! Incroyably dramatic images Ciel, brava! What an amazing exhibition this is.
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't get any more elaborate than that! What a way to go!
ReplyDeleteYou are right about that top photo op. Very dramatic!
Wow! So much detail... worthy of a king, I suppose. :)
ReplyDeleteI always learn something from you, cenotaph is a new word to me. A 1/5th model? Fascinating. How does one build such a thing to that level of detail?!
ReplyDeleteLove the details, Ciel. Whir marble is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteExquisite details.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos and details.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shadow shots, Ciel!
ReplyDeleteWow! Super shots.
ReplyDeletebeautifully captured
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