Chapelle Saint-Sixte de Puy-Richard

English translation

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History

Authorization to build the chapel was granted in 1497 by the archbishop of Embrun. The chapel is situated north of the hamlet of Puy-Richard, on the slopes of mont Prorel. Of very simple plan, it forms a slightly trapezoidal rectangle. Its flat chevet is blank and a gable wall serves as a bell. The painted decoration, interior and exterior, was executed in two campaigns: 1506 and 1808. In the centre of the choir, the 16th-century fresco represents a Pietà between Saint John and Saint Mary Magdalene. The robe of the Virgin is remarkable, offering an interweaving of floral and vegetative motifs with traces of metallic leaves, probably silver leaves. Gold leaves have also been used for the halos and the borders of the clothing. This Pietà is inspired by that of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon, painted by Enguerrand Quarton, testifying to the circulation of models and the Provençal contribution in the Alpine zone. The side parts were covered with 19th-century decoration, false marble columns framed by two paintings. The paintings of the façade also date from 1808, representing Saint Peter, Saint Sixtus and Saint Anthony.