Since 2021 Allianz (an insurance company) has partnered with La Sauvegarde de l'Art Français (a charity dedicated to saving French ecclesiastical artworks) to identify works of art at risk. After verification of their eligibility they are presented to a jury of representatives from the two organisations, who select two or three finalists from each region.
The painting The Descent from the Cross which hangs in the Abbey in Preuilly is one of the three finalists for Centre-Val de Loire.
These works are then put to a popular vote, that determines which will be conserved.
The municipality of Preuilly sur Claise and the local history society (SAP), who will also contribute to the restoration fund, are calling for everyone to vote for the painting.
It is very simple. Go to the website by clicking on the link below. Scroll down and select Centre-Val de Loire on the map. Choose the Preuilly project from the choices that will appear below. You will need to fill in your name and a valid email address.
https://www.sauvegardeartfrancais.fr/sondages/allianz-plus-grand-musee-de-france-vote-2026/
This is quite urgent as voting ends on 22 February.
This large painting can be seen in the nave of the Abbey Saint Pierre. It is a good quality copy of the work by Jean Jouvenet (1697) on display at the Louvre, and it deserves to be restored.
Preuilly sur Claise is counting on you!
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