Maison Picassiette

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Maison Picassiette is a famous art environment and house in Chartres, France, entirely decorated with intricate mosaics made from broken crockery, glass, and pottery fragments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art environment ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
mosaic house ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs House of Picassiette ⓘ
linked to: Maison Picassiette

La Maison de Picassiette ⓘ
linked to: Maison Picassiette
artStyle naïve art ⓘ
outsider art ⓘ
completionYear 1964 ⓘ
constructionStart 1938 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
creator Raymond Isidore ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic example of French outsider art environment ⓘ
decorationPeriod 1938–1964 ⓘ
decorativeTechnique mosaic ⓘ
hasPart chapel ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ
garden ⓘ
house ⓘ
hasViewOf Chartres Cathedral (represented in mosaics) ⓘ
linked to: Chartres Cathedral
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1983 ⓘ
locatedIn Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ
Chartres ⓘ
Eure-et-Loir ⓘ
materialUsed broken crockery ⓘ
ceramic tiles ⓘ
glass fragments ⓘ
pottery fragments ⓘ
namedAfter Raymond Isidore’s nickname "Picassiette" ⓘ
nicknameMeaning "plate stealer" ⓘ
notableFor complete surface coverage with mosaics ⓘ
use of recycled materials ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
ownedBy City of Chartres ⓘ
linked to: Chartres
preservationStatus restored and maintained ⓘ
streetAddress 22 rue du Repos ⓘ
subjectOf art history studies ⓘ
documentary films ⓘ
photographic exhibitions ⓘ
theme animals ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
landscapes ⓘ
religious imagery ⓘ
touristRegion Chartres urban area ⓘ
visitorAttractionType folk art site ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chartres → hasLandmark → Maison Picassiette ⓘ
Maison Picassiette → alsoKnownAs → La Maison de Picassiette ⓘ
linked to: Maison Picassiette
Maison Picassiette → alsoKnownAs → House of Picassiette ⓘ
linked to: Maison Picassiette