Guided tour of the Villa Charpentier "Maisons des Illustres"

Name: Guided tour of the Villa Charpentier "Maisons des Illustres"
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Maison de campagne du sculpteur Félix Charpentier

The visit begins with the workshop where will be explained the usefulness of the plasters, the size of the marble... and continues in the house still inhabited by the great-great-grandchildren of the

17 and 18 September 2022Passed

Conditions

Price: 5.50€ per person. The number of visitors is limited, so it is strongly recommended to register online beforehand.

Registration

The 1h00 guided tour begins with the workshop where you can also find the furniture of the time, the office, the saddles of sculpture as well as paintings and diplomas obtained during the prestigious career of Félix Charpentier (1858-1924).
The visit then continues in the house which has retained its former appearance. You will be impressed by the monumental fireplace of the living room, but also by all the furniture and works (sculptures and paintings) that decorate the interior and make it an exceptional place.
The visit continues then by the park of two hectares that surrounds the house where you can discover the astronomical telescope built in 1947 by its creator Félix Bacchi (1909-1978) grandson of Félix Charpentier and with which he will obtain in 1950 the Klumpke-Roberts, for the beautiful pictures of nebulae he made at that time.

About the location

Maison de campagne du sculpteur Félix Charpentier

61 rue Saint Lubin 28480 Chassant

Eure-et-Loir
Centre-Val de Loire

Country house of the sculptor Félix Charpentier (1858-1924), built in the native village of his wife Lea in 1897\. The carefree atmosphere of the "Belle Epoque" is preserved, and the places are full of a joyful atmosphere, like its first owner a friendly and good-natured southern. The workshop gathers more than 150 sculptures. Mainly wooded park of two hectares bordered to the north by the river Thironne, where many statues are also visible.