Maison Natale de Cezanne (Cezanne's Birth House), Aix-en-Provence
Paul C茅zanne was born on January 19th, 1839, in Aix-en-Provence鈥攂ack when opera wasn鈥檛 just a street name but a sign you might be doing well. His father, Louis-Auguste C茅zanne, started out as a hatter and worked his way up to banker. His mother, Elisabeth-Honorine Aubert, rounded out the household at 28 Opera street, where young Paul spent his early years sketching.
By 1844, the family had moved to 14 Icehouse Road. That鈥檚 where the paperwork for his parents鈥� marriage turned up, listing Louis-Auguste as a former milliner who had moved on to property ownership鈥攕wapping hats for houses. The Church of the Madeleine saw a lot of C茅zanne family milestones: Paul鈥檚 parents were married there, his sister Marie was baptized in 1841, and his other sister, Rose, tied the knot there four decades later.
From 1850 to 1870, the C茅zannes lived at 14 Matheron street, just a few minutes鈥� walk from Paul鈥檚 first address. Although C茅zanne traveled often鈥攅specially to Paris鈥擜ix always pulled him back like a canvas waiting for its next layer.
He studied at the local municipal school on Thorn street, then at the Bourbon College鈥攏ow known as Mignet College鈥攐n Cardinal street. His art training came from the school housed inside the Granet Museum, conveniently parked on Saint John Square.
C茅zanne married Hortense Fiquet at the Town Hall in Aix-en-Provence. For company and conversation, he often chose a table at Les Deux Gar莽ons on Mirabeau Boulevard鈥攁 place where painters, poets, and politics all shared the bill.
Today, you鈥檒l find brass markers scattered around town鈥攐n walls, streets, and squares鈥攓uietly guiding you through the places where C茅zanne lived, loved, painted, and occasionally dodged his father鈥檚 advice to get a 鈥渞eal job.鈥�
By 1844, the family had moved to 14 Icehouse Road. That鈥檚 where the paperwork for his parents鈥� marriage turned up, listing Louis-Auguste as a former milliner who had moved on to property ownership鈥攕wapping hats for houses. The Church of the Madeleine saw a lot of C茅zanne family milestones: Paul鈥檚 parents were married there, his sister Marie was baptized in 1841, and his other sister, Rose, tied the knot there four decades later.
From 1850 to 1870, the C茅zannes lived at 14 Matheron street, just a few minutes鈥� walk from Paul鈥檚 first address. Although C茅zanne traveled often鈥攅specially to Paris鈥擜ix always pulled him back like a canvas waiting for its next layer.
He studied at the local municipal school on Thorn street, then at the Bourbon College鈥攏ow known as Mignet College鈥攐n Cardinal street. His art training came from the school housed inside the Granet Museum, conveniently parked on Saint John Square.
C茅zanne married Hortense Fiquet at the Town Hall in Aix-en-Provence. For company and conversation, he often chose a table at Les Deux Gar莽ons on Mirabeau Boulevard鈥攁 place where painters, poets, and politics all shared the bill.
Today, you鈥檒l find brass markers scattered around town鈥攐n walls, streets, and squares鈥攓uietly guiding you through the places where C茅zanne lived, loved, painted, and occasionally dodged his father鈥檚 advice to get a 鈥渞eal job.鈥�
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Maison Natale de Cezanne (Cezanne's Birth House) on Map
Sight Name: Maison Natale de Cezanne (Cezanne's Birth House)
Sight Location: Aix-en-Provence, France (See walking tours in Aix-en-Provence)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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Sight Location: Aix-en-Provence, France (See walking tours in Aix-en-Provence)
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Walking Tours in Aix-en-Provence, France
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Travel Distance: 3.0 Km or 1.9 Miles
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Travel Distance: 1.6 Km or 1 Miles
The fountains appear throughout the city and are... view more
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Travel Distance: 1.6 Km or 1 Miles