Monday, July 20, 2009

Front door of La Cordère, the Catholic Retreat Center. Next door is La Chapelle du Rosaire. This chapel was built and painted by Henri Matisse for this order of Dominicain nuns. He was nursed back to health by one of them and the chapel was his way of saying thanks. He considered it his finest work. We were given a private tour and could walk through it at any time. The stain glass windows are green and blue and the interior is a modern white.

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  1. Fascinating story about Matisse ! Sounds like you had a great trip !
    JaredW

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