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The Hotel de Lasbordes, also known as Hotel du Vieux-Raisin or Hotel Maynier, is a Renaissance mansion located in Toulouse, between the districts of Parliament and Saint-Étienne. Its name comes from an old street tavern, recognizable by its sign representing a bunch of grapes. Built in 1518 for Béringuier Maynier, professor of law and capitoul of Toulouse, it embodies the Toulouse Renaissance architecture, marked by Italian influence. The initial works include a house separating courtyard and garden, framed by two stair towers and decorated with richly carved windows, typical of the first Renaissance.

Long attributed to the architect Nicolas Bachelier, the works of extension of the hotel around 1547 were actually commissioned by Pierre de Lancrau, bishop of Lombez, as evidenced by recent notarial acts. Jean Burnet, owner from 1547 to 1577, enlarged the wings and closed the courtyard with a portico inspired by the Assézat hotel, adding doric columns and brick and stone decorations. Burnet's and his wife's weapons, visible on the portico's boxes, testify to their influence. Bishop Pierre de Lancrau, later owner, raised the staircase tower and enriched the courtyard with windows with atlantes, hybrid figures and inspired motifs from Fontainebleau.

The hotel's windows, key elements of its decor, reflect the social status of its sponsors. Those on Ozenne Street, adorned with pilasters and rinceaux, date back to Béringuier Maynier, while a window on Rue du Languedoc, inspired by an engraving by Jacques Androuet du Cerceau, was added by Jean Burnet between 1547 and 1555. Inside, a monumental fireplace, decorated with medallions, angelots and garlands, celebrates Maynier's humanist culture. Ranked a historic monument in 1889, the hotel combines Gothic heritage (turn to the 15th century) and Renaissance innovations, illustrating Toulouse's architectural evolution.

The building underwent several changes, notably in the 18th and 19th centuries, with changes in openings and elevations. A plan of 1876 revealed changes of windows on the ground floor, while the drilling of Ozenne Street in 1907 resulted in the destruction of part of the hotel. In 1909 a new building body was added to the back, according to the plans of architect J. Dargein. Today, the hotel retains remarkable interior decorations, such as 18th-century woodwork, a painted ceiling and stucco, as well as a terracotta fireplace hood signed by Virebent.

The decorations of the court, attributed in part to Nicolas Bachelier, combine figures in atlantes, cariatides and carved leather motifs, evoking the works of Cellini or Michelangelo. The windows on the ground floor, dated from the end of the 16th century, present hybrid figures with lion's legs, a striking anatomical and psychological realism. These elements, combined with false machicoulis and a roof with broken long sections, underline the prestigious character of the hotel, symbol of the fascist of the Toulouse elites in the Renaissance.

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