
Les derniers jours de Napoléon, MV 5046, by Vincenzo Vela, 1866. Rear Room: Pie VIII porté dans la Basilique Saint-Pierre à Rome, 1829, MV 3991, by Horace Vernet, 1929. (AMI.04.010) Attique du Midi, Aile du Midi – Attique, Versailles
Robert Polidori's chromogenic print documents two sculptural works at Versailles: Vincenzo Vela's 1866 'Les derniers jours de Napoléon' and Horace Vernet's 1929 'Pie VIII porté dans la Basilique Saint-Pierre à Rome.' This photograph captures historical artworks within the grand architectural setting of the palace.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, mounted.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
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October 14, 2020
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Candida Höfer
German · b. 1944
Höfer photographs grand institutional interiors including palaces and museums with meticulous attention to architectural space and the cultural objects within them, closely mirroring Polidori's documentary approach to capturing historical artworks inside monumental settings.

Andreas Gursky
German · b. 1955

Gursky creates large format chromogenic prints that document cultural and institutional spaces with precise clarity, sharing Polidori's commitment to photographing human made environments and their historical contents in an immersive and highly detailed manner.

Hiroshi Sugimoto
Japanese · b. 1948

Sugimoto's long running series photographing museum dioramas and historical sculptural displays reflects the same impulse as Polidori's work, using photography to document and reframe existing cultural artifacts and interior institutional spaces with a contemplative and archival sensibility.
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