PICASSO NATIONAL MUSEUM - WAR AND PEACE
Musée national Picasso - La guerre et la paix, in Vallauris, to appreciate the symbolism of the grandiose frescoes
Pablo Picasso, who had been living in Vallauris since 1948, was seduced by the austerity of the 12th-century Romanesque chapel adjacent to the town's former priory. He chose to build his "Temple of Peace" there as a true reflection of his commitment to peace after the Second World War. In 1952, in his Fournas studio in Vallauris, Picasso created this monumental fresco entitled War and Peace, preceded by some 300 preparatory drawings on 46 isorel panels, which were then mounted vertically on a wooden structure inside the chapel.
After Guernica (1937) and The Massacre in Korea (1951), Picasso painted this political work, which denounces the horrors of war with passion and imagination. The War and Peace fresco was installed in the chapel in 1954 and donated to the State in 1956. The Four Parts of the World, installed at the rear of the building in 1959, complete this monumental ensemble.
Although not the largest or most lavishly endowed museum, the Musée National Picasso - La Guerre et la Paix is well worth a visit. Here, visitors can appreciate the symbolism of the magnificent frescoes and experience in their own way the artist's happy days in the Cannes hinterland. The adjacent chapel features a listed Renaissance staircase. The second floor of the museum features an exhibition of contemporary pottery, while the second floor displays works by the pioneer of abstract art, Alberto Magnelli.
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il se situe en plein centre de Vallauris ou quelques boutiques et artisans donnent le meilleur d'eux même en résistant à l'urbanisation ...
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Les explications données par le musée sont très complètes et aident beaucoup à la compréhension de l'oeuvre pour des novices comme nous.
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