Jacques Réattu (1760 – 1833) was a French painter who went to Paris, in 1773, where he was a pupil of Jean-Antoine Julien. He entered the Academy in 1781, with Michel Francois Dandre-Bardon as a patron, and was a pupil of Jean-Baptiste Regnault. In 1790 he won the Prix de Rome, thanks to a work, currently exhibited at the National School of Fine Arts. Following anti-French riots of the Roman population, he fled to Naples, from where he could return to France. Réattu bequeathed to his hometown many works including an unfinished Death of Alcibiades, which is a testament to his working method. The town of Arles named the museum established at the site of his residence in his honour. A former Grand Priory of the Order of Malta (Grand Prieuré de l’Ordre de Malte), built in the late 15th century, was sold after the French revolution newly formed National Convention ordered its confiscation with all of the Order of Malta possessions in France. The building then was acquired in 27 parts between 1796 and 1827 by Jacques Réattu, who lived and worked there. Upon his death in 1833, Réattu’s daughter Élisabeth Grange inherited the building and her father’s collections. She sold both to the Municipality of Arles in 1867, in exchange for a pension, while retaining the right to live there. Over time, in addition to the museum, the building has housed a mount of piety, a tobacco warehouse and a drawing school. The entire building has undergone a renovation from 1956 to 1964 and became listed as “Monument Historique” since 1958.
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