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Musée Calvet: Display of Gothic sculpture in the museum

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
A Virgin and Child is at center; a tomb effigy is visible behind.

Several aristocratic residences dating from the Baroque era have survived and have been turned into public institutions: the Musée Calvet and the Médiathèque Ceccano (municipal library) were once palatial homes. The original owner, Joseph-Ignace de Villeneuve-Martignan, a member of the city council and first consul of Avignon, enlarged the house starting in 1734. The architects were Thomas Lainée and later Jean-Baptiste Franque and his son François. The garden was praised by Stendhal when he visited in 1837. Nineteenth century restoration was by Renal and d’ Eyssautier beginning when the estate was purchased for the museum in 1833.

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Hôtel Villeneuve-Martignan

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Avignon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France Avignon +43.946998+4.803457

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Baroque', 'Eighteenth century']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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