Palais du Roure (Avignon)

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In 1469, the Florentine native Pierre Baroncelli acquired the Armoried Tavern and two small houses near the livrée de Poitiers. He used these sites to build his residence.

Even though no official agreement conerning conditions has been found, an inventory dating from 1501 reveals details of the construction. An accounting register mentions one Antoine Colin, « Avignon mason and artisan of the large home of Pierre Baroncelli ». Antoine Colin had worked on the episcopal palace (Petit Palais), whose conception fits with the new aesthetic that rapidly became a model for domestic architecture in Avignon and beyond. Baroncelli followed this trend.

He was Administrator of Julien de la Rovere’s legation at the time. The edifice is composed of four core buildings delimiting an interior court. Among other things, the street-side facade, with its solid ground floor and three windows, dates from this period. www.avignon.fr/en/musees/roureen.php