Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/10/2
Title
Blessing of the Matisse Chapel, Vence, France
Date(s)
- 27 June 1951 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A photographic print of the blessing of the Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (Chapel of the Rosary of Vence), frequently referred to as the Matisse Chapel, on the French Rivera. The Dominican chapel is notable for having been built and decorated between 1947 and 1951 under a plan devised by the artist Henri Matisse (1889-1954).