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Petit Palais Museum

The Petit Palais occupies the former palace of the archbishops of Avignon, on Place du Palais, opposite the Palais des Papes. Cardinal Bérenger Frédol the Elder built it around 1318-1320; it later passed through the hands of other cardinals and popes, and in the late 15th century the future Julius II, Giuliano della Rovere, added Italian Renaissance façades. The museum opened in 1976. It holds nearly 390 paintings of the Italian and French primitives and early Renaissance, coming largely from the collection of Giampietro Campana, as well as Avignon School painting on deposit from the Musée Calvet and about 600 medieval sculptures. Among the works are Botticelli's Virgin and Child, from around 1467, Carpaccio's Sacra conversazione, from around 1500, and Giovanni di Paolo's Nativity. Romanesque capitals from the cathedral cloister are also preserved. It has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage since 1995.

Things to do at Petit Palais Museum: 4 missions

• Look at the Della Rovere Renaissance façadesFrom the Palace square, look at the building, with its mullioned windows and crenellated look, and find the Renaissance additions of the late 15th century.
• Find Botticelli's Virgin and ChildFind Sandro Botticelli's Madonna and Child, from around 1467, in the rooms and look at the Virgin's face and the background.
• Find the Romanesque capitals from the cloisterAmong the medieval sculptures, find the Romanesque capitals from the cloister of Avignon Cathedral.
• Find Carpaccio's Sacra conversazioneFind Vittore Carpaccio's Sacra conversazione, from around 1500, and count how many figures appear in the scene.

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Source: Web oficial - Turismo de Vaucluse (Provence Guide)