- Haunting images of the villa, in Italy's Marche region, were captured by Dutch photographer Maikel Brands
- The 37-year-old said that he loves photographing decaying buildings because ‘they breathe history’
- He said: 'It’s sad to see these old buildings go to waste. I want to capture them before there’re gone forever'
The pool parties at this villa must have quite splendid.
The setting is stunning and the property magnificent.
Or at least, it used to be.
These haunting images, by 37-year-old Dutch photographer Maikel Brands, reveal how the villa’s glamorous days are long over, because the building, in the Marche region, lies abandoned, with nature reclaiming the pool and the insides looking more spooky than spectacular.
Brands, from Tilburg, who regularly posts his pictures to Facebook, told MailOnline Travel that he loves photographing decaying buildings because ‘they breathe history’.
He added: ‘It’s sad to see some of these old buildings go to waste. I want to capture them before there’re gone forever.’
Dutch photographer Maikel Brands captured this Italian villa in a series of haunting images
The villa's pool-partying days are well and truly over, with nature reclaiming the once-glamorous feature
'Every morning this chandeleir is embraced by the sun,' Brands said
Brands was impressed by the amount of ornamental detail in the bathroom
'The paintings on the wall and ceiling in the master bedroom are amazing,' Brands said
The ornate patterns in the bannister design seriously impressed Brands
Brands said that he could spend all day gazing at this ornate ceiling
Brands said that the villa is in the Marche region of Italy. Its exterior is now tatty and stained
Decaying: Wallpaper is peeling away by this once-grand staircase
The interior designers paid a great deal of attention to the fixtures in the villa, as this image shows
The villa would once have been a great place for entertaining. Brands said: 'It’s sad to see some of these old buildings go to waste. I want to capture them before there’re gone forever'
This fireplace is 'pure luxury', Brands said. The 37-year-old publishes his work under the name Vacant Photography
In this photograph of the spiral stairs and ceiling above, just fleetingly, the sprawling villa looks as good as new.
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