VIVRE VERSAILLES

The sumptuous golden age of French power and passion set in the gilded Palace of Versailles will be celebrated in a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra with a dazzling show of historical artefacts.

The gilded Palace of Versailles will be celebrated in a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia.

VOGUE ARTS

Versailles: Treasures from the Palace opens December 9. Go to www.nga.gov.au/versailles.

Clockwise from top: the Palace of Versailles; The Duke of Penthièvre and his family (circa 1768) by Jean-Baptiste Charpentier the Elder; the Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles; The Audience with Cardinal Chigi (28 July 1664, 1665– 80) from the...