Hôtel Silvy
| Hôtel Silvy | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Hôtel particulier |
| Address | 35, rue Roux Alpheran |
| Town or city | Aix-en-Provence |
| Country | France |
The Hôtel Silvy (a.k.a. the Hôtel Ripert de Monclar or the Hôtel Bourguignon de Fabregoules) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location
It is located at number 35 on the rue Roux Alpheran in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.[1]
History
The hotel was built in the seventeenth century for the Silvy family, a family of landowners and magistrates from Aix.[1][2] In the garden, the fountain was built in the eighteenth century.[1]
It was the private residence of Jean-Pierre-François de Ripert-Monclar (1711-1773) and his wife, Catherine de Lisle. It was later the residence of Jean-Baptiste de Bourguignon de Fabregoules (1746-1838), an art collector who bequeathed his art collection to the Musée Granet in Aix.[3]
Heritage significance
The fountain and the garden have been listed as monuments historiques since 1929.[1] The hotel has been listed as a monument historique since 1984.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 French Ministry of Culture
- ↑ Mark Haworth-Booth, Camille Silvy: River Scene, France, Getty Publications, 1992, p. 39
- ↑ CNRS: Jean-Baptiste de Bourguignon de Fabregoules