Red salon with candle chandeliers and a marble sculpture, Rediscovered Masterpieces exhibition at the Palace of Versailles, lighting design by Ponctuelle© Didier Saulnier
Red salon with candle chandeliers and a marble sculpture, Rediscovered Masterpieces exhibition at the Palace of Versailles, lighting design by Ponctuelle
The sculpture Zephyr and Flora, the last commission of Louis XIV, on display at the Palace of Versailles, lighting design by Ponctuelle
The sculpture Zephyr and Flora lit at the centre of an exhibition room at the Palace of Versailles, lighting design by Ponctuelle

Rediscovered Masterpieces - Palace of Versailles

At the Palace of Versailles, Ponctuelle designed the lighting for the exhibition “Chefs-d’œuvre retrouvés” (Rediscovered Masterpieces), for the Établissement public du Château, du Musée et du Domaine national de Versailles.

Shown in 2022 in the Dauphin’s Apartments, it told the story of two 18th-century sculptures commissioned by Louis XIV and Louis XV, Zephyr, Flora and Cupid and Abundance, long forgotten in the garden of a Paris embassy before being identified and then donated to France.

The lighting highlights each work with precision, while respecting conservation requirements and the heritage character of the setting.

Client: Établissement public du Château, du Musée et du Domaine national de Versailles
Exhibition: “Chefs-d’œuvre retrouvés” (Rediscovered Masterpieces)
Area: 450 m²
Scope: lighting design, site supervision and focusing
Completion: 2022

Partners:
Scenography: Nicolas Groult & Valentina Dodi (agence Scénografia)
Graphic design: Igor Devernay (agence Graphica)
Lighting design: Ponctuelle

Photo credits: © Didier Saulnier