Chapelle du Rosaire (1951)*

Artist/Designer: Henri Matisse

Project Location: France

Figure 1: Chapelle du Rosaire, Henri Matisse, 1951. ( Source | Accessed : May 6, 2013 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 2: Chapelle du Rosaire, Henri Matisse, 1951. ( Source | Accessed : May 6, 2013 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 3: Chapelle du Rosaire, Henri Matisse, 1951. ( Source | Accessed : May 6, 2013 | Photographer: Unknown )

Figure 4: Chapelle du Rosaire, Henri Matisse, 1951. ( Source | Accessed : May 6, 2013 | Photographer: Unknown )

Style/Period(s):
Modern

Primary Material(s):
Glass, Concrete, Paint

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Cote d' Azur, "French Riviera, Chapelle du Rosaire." | Accessed : May 6, 2013

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1951

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-
Couturier, Marie-Alain et al. The Vence Chapel: the Archive of a Creation. Houston: Menil Foundation; Milan: Skira Editore; New York: Distributed in North America and Latin America by Abbeville Publishing Group; London: Distributed elsewhere in the world by Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1999.

Additional Information-

Descriptive Text:
Between 1949 and 1951, artist Henri Matisse, designed and decorated a small chapel for Dominican Nuns in Vence, named Chapelle du Rosaire. The images show walls decorated with three large murals alongside stained glass window designs.

Building Address:
466 Avenue Henri Matisse, 06141 Vence, France

Supporting Designers/Staff:

Significant Dates:
Opened in 1951

Associated Projects:

Tags:
Cathedral, chapel, stained glass, Matisse

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