Lot 1425 Dα

From the mighty trees and rural figures in the foreground, the viewer's gaze sweeps over the Tour Philippe-le-Bel on the left edge of the picture, which once marked the border between France and the papal territories, and over the two branches of the Rhône with the famous Pont d'Avignon (Pont Saint-Bénézet) to the silhouette of the medieval city centre of Avignon, which is dominated by the walls and towers of the monumental papal palace.