Hôtel de Villeneuve d'Ansouis explained

Hôtel de Villeneuve d'Ansouis
Building Type:Hôtel particulier
Address:9, rue du 4 septembre
Location Town:Aix-en-Provence
Location Country:France
Completion Date:1740
Architect:Georges Vallon (renovated)

The Hôtel de Villeneuve d'Ansouis is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Location

It is located at number 9 on the rue du 4 septembre in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.[1] [2] [3]

History

The de Villeneuve d'Ansouis family lived in an old house as late as 1695.[2] In 1740, it was torn down and this new hotel particulier was built for Théodore de Villeneuve d'Ansouis, who served as an Advisor to the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[1] [2] [4] It was then renovated by Georges Vallon (1688-1767) in 1757.[5] It is three stories high, with wrought iron balconies and mascarons sculpted on the facade.[3] Additionally, the facade has three sets of windows in the center, each of which are surrounded by one window on each side, surrounded in turn by Doric columns.[1] Above the main door, there is a sculpture of a female face, with her hair in the wind.[1]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since December 5, 1984.

References

43.5247°N 5.4502°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aix-en-Provence Tourism: Hôtels particuliers . 2013-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131203125313/http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-hp-mazarin.htm . 2013-12-03 . dead .
  2. Monique Cubells, La Provence des lumières: les parlementaires d'Aix au 18ème siècle, Maloine, 1984, p. 232 https://books.google.com/books?id=beRnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22H%C3%B4tel+de+Villeneuve+d%27Ansouis%22
  3. François Monmarché, Denise Bernard-Folliot, Provence, Côte d'Azur, Hachette, 1971, p. 336 https://books.google.com/books?id=naI-AAAAYAAJ&q=%22H%C3%B4tel+de+Villeneuve+d%27Ansouis%22
  4. [Henri Dobler]
  5. http://www.culture-13.fr/annuaire/hotel-villeneuve-d-ansouis.html Culture 13: Hôtel Villeneuve d'Ansouis