French Riviera Sights

Chapelle du Rosaire (Chapel of the Rosary)

Chapelle du Rosaire (Chapel of the Rosary) Review

On the outskirts of "new" Vence, toward St-Jeannet is the Chapelle du Rosaire, better known to the world-at-large as the Matisse Chapel. The artist decorated the chapel with beguiling simplicity and clarity between 1947 and 1951—the chapel was the artist's gift to nuns who had nursed him through illness. It reflects the reductivist style of the era: walls, floor, and ceiling are gleaming white, and the small stained-glass windows are cool greens and blues. "Despite its imperfections I think it is my masterpiece... the result of a lifetime devoted to the search for truth," wrote Matisse, who designed and dedicated the chapel when he was in his eighties and nearly blind.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 466 Av. Henri-Matisse, Vence, 06140 | Map It
  • Phone: 04-93-58-03-26
  • Cost: €3.50
  • Hours: Tues. and Thurs. 10-11:30 and 2-5:30, Mon., Wed. and Sat. 2-5:30; Sun Mass at 10. Closed mid-Nov.-Dec.
  • Location: Vence

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