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(1) Jean-Pierre Rivalz
(b Labastide d’Anjou, Aude, 27 July 1625; d Toulouse, 17 May 1706). Architect and painter. He was trained by Ambroise Frédeau, who was in Toulouse from 1640. He later went to Rome, where he was associated with the circle of Nicolas Poussin and was influenced by the architecture of Jacopo Vignola, Carlo Maderno and Giovanni Giacomo della Porta. Returning to Toulouse in 1657, he was entrusted with the decoration (destr.) of the Salle des Illustres in the Capitole (Hôtel de Ville). He also built the chapel of St Antoine-du-Salin (1665) and the Theatine convent buildings and chapel of St Antoine-de-Vienne with imposing façades inspired by 16th-century Italian models. In 1668 he designed the Grand Priory of the Order of Malta, directly modelled on the austere Palazzo Chigi in Rome. In the period 1674–88 he painted a series of official portraits of the municipal magistrates (Capitouls; Toulouse, Archvs Mun. and Mus. Augustins). He was also involved in some capacity in the decoration of the chapel of the former Carmelite convent (drawing, Mus. Vieux-Toulouse).
Part of the Rivalz family
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