Hôtel Silvy

The Hôtel Silvy (a.k.a. the Hôtel Ripert de Monclar or the Hôtel Bourguignon de Fabregoules) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Hôtel Silvy
General information
TypeHôtel particulier
Address35, rue Roux Alpheran
Town or cityAix-en-Provence
CountryFrance

Location

It is located at number 35 on the rue Roux Alpheran in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.[1]

History

The hotel was built in the seventeenth century for the Silvy family, a family of landowners and magistrates from Aix.[1][2] In the garden, the fountain was built in the eighteenth century.[1]

It was the private residence of Jean-Pierre-François de Ripert-Monclar (1711-1773) and his wife, Catherine de Lisle. It was later the residence of Jean-Baptiste de Bourguignon de Fabregoules (1746-1838), an art collector who bequeathed his art collection to the Musée Granet in Aix.[3]

Heritage significance

The fountain and the garden have been listed as monuments historiques since 1929.[1] The hotel has been listed as a monument historique since 1984.[1]

References
  1. French Ministry of Culture
  2. Mark Haworth-Booth, Camille Silvy: River Scene, France, Getty Publications, 1992, p. 39
  3. CNRS: Jean-Baptiste de Bourguignon de Fabregoules


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