Villeneuve-lès-Avignon - Pierre de Luxembourg Museum

(Local Name: Musée Municipal Pierre de Luxembour) The "pièce de résistance" of the Musée Municipal Pierre de Luxembourg on the Rue de la Republique in Villeneuve-lès-Avignon is the "Coronation of the Virgin Mary", painted by Enguerrand Quarton (or Charonton) in 1453, accompanied by works by Nicolas Mignard in the mid-17th C. and a 14th C. Madonna of painted ivory. carved from an elephant's tusk. Some pieces removed from the Carthusian monastery are also to be found here, including a 17th C. door and cupboard and some pewter-ware.