Appreciating Art, Palace of Versailles – Versailles, France

As you might expect from a palace, Versailles has some elaborate architecture, but its vast scale is what impressed me. Beyond its history and the royal furnishings, it seems more like a giant art museum.

I have to admit that, after a while, I grew tired of most of the artwork—portraits of long-dead people. Photographically, I was more enamored with capturing the people’s reactions to the artwork and interior decorations.

I captured these two women without detection while they concentrated on the art. I don’t remember what they were looking at, but I like the image I made of the scene.

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