Vatican Museums devote a room to Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, who was born in France in 1869 and died in 1954 in the same place, was a painter who became famous for the original shapes and fluid use of colours found in his paintings. He was a multifaceted artist who traversed the worlds of drawing, printmaking, sculpture and painting. He is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century; and even though in the beginning of his career he was associated with the Fauves, in his 20´s he was already noted for his use of colour and the expressive fluidity of his drawing style.
The Vatican Museums will devote a room to the artist’s only religious production which was donated to the Holy See in 1980 by painter’s son Pierre, and if all goes as expected; it will be opened end of the year, although the exact date is still unknown.
The work in question has elements of the Rosary Chapel belonging to the Dominican Nuns of Vence in France, and was made by Matisse three years before his death.
The show room, in addition to the work of Matisse, will be decorated with a bronze cross on the steeple, sacred figures, an altar made of stone and various decorations. In addition there will be three five-meter designs that showcase the Tree of Life and letters given by the Mother Superior with which the painter wrote.
If you want to enjoy the only work related to the Catholic Church by Henri Matisse, you can rent apartments in Rome and visit this special new room in the Vatican Museums.
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