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Maison

Saint-Mihiel, Meuse, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La cheminée du rez-de-chaussée (cad. AL 235) : inscription par arrêté du 5 novembre 2002
Protection dates
2002/11/05 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Later work
4e quart 18e siècle
Architect or builder
RICHIER Gérard (sculpteur)
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
17 rue Porte-à-Metz
Lieu-dit
les Capucins
Commune
Saint-Mihiel
Département
Meuse
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
48.88993, 5.54512
Mérimée reference
PA55000033

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1600 map "59. Lotharingiae (Lorraine) Ducatus superioris vera delineatio." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La cheminée serait l'oeuvre de Gérard Richier conçue pour l'école. Elle comprend deux registres en haut-relief. Le registre inférieur est centré sur un cartouche légendé d'un verset de l'Evangile et flanqué de la Foi et de l'Espérance. Le registre supérieur représente Jésus assis, encadré de six apôtres. Sept femmes lui présentent leurs nouveaux-nés et quatre enfants jouent à ses pieds. Huit vers du cartouche expliquent la scène, reprenant l'Evangile de Saint-Marc. Les jambages laissent supposer une réutilisation des plus beaux éléments de cette cheminée provenant de l'ancienne école, et assemblés dans la forme actuelle vers la fin du 18e siècle.

English translation

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The fireplace would be the work of Gérard Richier conceived for the school. It comprises two registers in high relief. The lower register is centred on a cartouche inscribed with a verse from the Gospel and flanked by Faith and Hope. The upper register represents Jesus seated, framed by six apostles. Seven women present their newborns to him and four children play at his feet. Eight verses on the cartouche explain the scene, drawing on the Gospel of Saint Mark. The jambs suggest a reuse of the finest elements of this fireplace from the old school, assembled in the current form towards the end of the 18th century.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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