A room dedicated to Sandro Botticelli at Avignon’s Petit Palais was
inaugurated in April following the Louvre’s decision to send the artist’s ‘Venus aux Trois Putti’ south to join the existing Madonna and Child. This permanent display also incorporates work from Botticelli’s pupils. The collection at the Petit Palais is astonishing in its size – 327 works from the Avignon School and from Italy, along with 600 sculptures.
Impossible to take it all in during one visit – luckily there is a quiet café for recuperation and reflection – it’s in the ancient courtyard with tables under a shady tree. Closed Tuesdays.
The ‘La Legereté Raoul Dufy’ exhibition isn’t very far away, at the Musée Angladon. It comprises 60 works from a private art collection so a good opportunity to see paintings not normally on view like this one which will appeal to visitors from Aix!
‘La chambre a Aix 1944’
The museum also houses the collection of designer Jacques Doucet in this beautiful 18th century building; its Van Gogh was for decades the only one in Provence. Plus there’s a lovely still life by Cézanne and work by Modigliani and Picasso – http://angladon.com/english-version/#. Open 13-18:00hrs. Closed Mondays.
This is a ‘Saint Honoré’ so delicious.
So now for that well-deserved cake. I had read about the new salon du thé opened by World Champion Patissier Yazid Ichemrahon, mid-March. Placed in a foster home as a youngster, his new brothers loved cake, and Yazid was allowed to make yoghurt cake on Wednesdays if he had been good at school. Now he is creating stunning pastries in his own salon. He aims to combine 3 textures and 3 flavours in each cake, and they do look and taste wonderful.
Try them at ‘La Patisserie Vernet’ at 77 rue Joseph Vernet. Details: https://www.facebook.com/lapatisserievernet/
It was quite busy when we visited with lots of tables occupied in the outside space. A fun end to a good day out in Avignon.
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