Wednesday 1 November 2023

La Chapelle de Tous les Saints

The little funerary chapel in the park at the end of our street has been restored. Inside its altar has been reinstated, the windows have glass, the carpentry beams repaired, the painted wooden ceiling and the Danse Macabre painted on the walls carefully conserved.

Conservators working on a medieval danse macabre in a chapel, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Travel Time.
Conservators working on the danse macabre.

Medieval danse macabre wall painting depicting women, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The south wall of the chapel, depicting women characters, before conservation.

Medieval danse macabre wall painting depicting men, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
The north wall of the chapel depicts male characters in the danse macabre (photo before conservation).

Conservator talking about wall paintings, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Corinne Tual, a wall paintings conservator, talking about the project to the public.

Amateur performance of a danse macabre, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Amateur theatrical performance interpreting the danse macabre.

Medieval painted wooden vaulted ceiling in a chapel, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
Detail of the conserved painted oak ceiling vault.

Detail of a danse macabre wall painting before conservation, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.
A panel of the danse macabre wall painting prior to restoration.


Below -- photos of the conserved wall paintings and restored altar.

Chapelle de tous les saints after conservation, Preuilly sur Claise, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Chapelle de tous les saints after conservation, Preuilly sur Claise, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

Chapelle de tous les saints after conservation, Preuilly sur Claise, Indre et Loire, France. Photo by Loire Valley Time Travel.

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