Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs, Avignon

One of the most important churches of this Papal city, Chapelle des Pénitents Noirs is a marvel of Baroque architecture. It is decorated with a stone façade designed by Thomas Lainée, a Parisian architect based in Avignon in 1714 and a member of the Brotherhood. Composite pilasters, topped with black marble divide the space into panels decorated with pink marble. Also remarkable are the polychrome marble altars on both sides of the chapel door. At the transom, you can see the symbol of the Brotherhood. In 1739, under the leadership of François Manne, president of the Brotherhood, the building acquired its present appearance.