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.
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Conservators working on the danse macabre.
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The south wall of the chapel, depicting women characters, before conservation.
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The north wall of the chapel depicts male characters in the danse macabre (photo before conservation).
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Corinne Tual, a wall paintings conservator, talking about the project to the public.
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Amateur theatrical performance interpreting the danse macabre.
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Detail of the conserved painted oak ceiling vault.
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A panel of the danse macabre wall painting prior to restoration.
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Below -- photos of the conserved wall paintings and restored altar.
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