Prestige du Patrimoine du VEXIN
Jean-Paul Riopelle and Joan Mitchell met in Paris in 1955. In 1959, they moved together into Joan's rented studio on rue Frémicourt in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
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The visitor enters through the west portal. He can thus begin his stroll in the church and take his time to discover all its treasures.
Continue reading "The tour routeIt dates from the beginning of the 13th century (around 1210)
Like most Christian churches that adopt the shape of the Latin cross, the church of Vétheuil is said to be "oriented".
Continue reading "The chevet (13th century)The western part of the church of Vétheuil is of Renaissance style. Between the two ends of the building, there is a gap of more than three centuries!
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It is to the Lord of La Roche-Guyon and Vétheuil, Louis de SILLY and his wife Anne de LAVAL that we owe the construction of this part of the building around 1551, on the occasion of the birth of their son.
Continue reading "The south portal (16th century)We know nothing about the primitive nave, dated from the 12th century, and we have no archives that could enlighten us about this part of the building.
Continue reading "The nave and side chapels (16th century) "The bell tower was built in the 12th century. The enlargement of the church carried out in the 13th century under the reign of Saint Louis (King of France from 1226 to 1270) soon proved to be too ambitious.
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This chapel was reserved for the Confrérie de la Charité. The existence of this chapel is certainly very old, but the oldest document concerning it dates back to 1583.
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