The Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence (Chapel of the Rosary),
often referred to as the Matisse Chapel or the Vence Chapel, is a small chapel
built for Dominican nuns in the town of Vence on the French Riviera.[1] It was
built and decorated between 1949 and 1951 under a plan devised by Henri
Matisse.[2] It houses a number of Matisse originals and was regarded by Matisse
himself as his "masterpiece." While the simple white exterior has
drawn mixed reviews from casual observers, many regard it as one of the great religious
structures of the 20th century ■