Aix-en-Provence

This decoration, a masterpiece of Baroque art completed in 1654, was unique in its time for its scale and precociousness, twenty years before the Staircase of the Ambassadors at Versailles. It was much admired by Louis XIV when he visited Provence in 1660. This opening will be in partnership with the exhibitions Jean Daret (1614-1668), peintre baroque en Provence" (Musée Granet) and Aix au Grand Siècle (Musée du Vieil Aix). Staircase opening in partnership with Musée Granet and Musée du Vieil Aix-Direction des Musées d?Art et d?Histoire. Free admission on presentation of a Musée du Vieil Aix or Musée Granet admission ticket, or on presentation of a Musée du Vieil Aix-Musée Granet combined ticket.