The Palace of the Popes and Pont d'Avignon
1911
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 22.2 × 14 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-138716
This painting shows a view of the pope’s palace in Avignon, across the east bank of the Rhône River in southeastern France. From 1309 until the French Revolution, Avignon belonged to the papacy, a remnant of the schism that once left Europe with two popes, one in Rome and another in Avignon. On the left side of the painting is a Roman aqueduct, a reminder that the Roman Empire once extended into …
Provenance
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
Registry history
- 1911 — Recorded in the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum
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