Eglise Notre-Dame de Venasque

Name: Eglise Notre-Dame de Venasque
Address: Place de l'église, Venasque, 84210, FRANCE

Historic site and monument
Religious heritage
Church
Classified
Roman

Place de l'église, 84210 Venasque

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This Romanesque church, protected since ancient times by its virtually impregnable location atop a steep rock overlooking the ancient Roman road, is home to a treasure trove: the famous painting by the Avignon school (1498), the Crucifixion.

The village of Venasque has been protected since ancient times by its unassailable position atop a steep rock. Venasque overlooks the old Roman road and is home to many treasures. The Romanesque Church houses a famous painting from the Avignon School (1498), a Crucifixion scene. This painting hung in the church for nearly 2 centuries, and then was taken down during Louis XIV's reign. In 1392, the priest, an art connoisseur, sent it to the Louvre for restoration. In 1937, the Louvre had taken it over and hung it in a prominent setting, with no intention of sending it back to the small village of Venasque. It took a petition signed by 700 artists and art lovers, sent to Edouard Daladier, the Mayor of Avignon, to enable the church to get its work of art back from the Louvre.