٠٠:٠٣:٣٠The centuries-old 'The Mays' paintings, rescued from the brink of destruction during the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire of 2019, have now found a temporary home at Paris's The Gobelins Manufactory (Galerie des Gobelins) following their restoration.
Footage shows art connoisseurs gathering at the French museum on Tuesday to take a look at 13 of the recovered religious paintings created by 17th-century artists.
"The aim of this exhibition is to show all the decorative masterpieces - in other words, works of art - that adorned the cathedral before the fire, which will return to the cathedral after the fire," explained Emmanuel Penicaut, the Directors of the National Furniture Collections.
"These works of art will be distributed throughout the building, particularly in the chapels, and the exhibition gives us the opportunity to see them in a concentrated, unified way," he added.
Over 50 people worked on restoring the historic artworks under a tight deadline, according to the General Curator of Historical Monuments, Marie-Helene Didier.
"We had to keep up the pace, too, because the restorers only had two years. When they responded to the call for tenders, they knew that they only had two years and that they had to organise themselves to meet the deadlines," Didier said.
The restoration of the 13 paintings took two years to complete, while the cathedral itself is still undergoing reconstruction with plans to reopen in Autumn.
The exhibition showcasing the artwork is expected to run from April 24 to July 21, 2024.
Reviving history! Notre-Dame's centuries-old Mays paintings find temporary home in Paris museum after restoration
The centuries-old 'The Mays' paintings, rescued from the brink of destruction during the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire of 2019, have now found a temporary home at Paris's The Gobelins Manufactory (Galerie des Gobelins) following their restoration.
Footage shows art connoisseurs gathering at the French museum on Tuesday to take a look at 13 of the recovered religious paintings created by 17th-century artists.
"The aim of this exhibition is to show all the decorative masterpieces - in other words, works of art - that adorned the cathedral before the fire, which will return to the cathedral after the fire," explained Emmanuel Penicaut, the Directors of the National Furniture Collections.
"These works of art will be distributed throughout the building, particularly in the chapels, and the exhibition gives us the opportunity to see them in a concentrated, unified way," he added.
Over 50 people worked on restoring the historic artworks under a tight deadline, according to the General Curator of Historical Monuments, Marie-Helene Didier.
"We had to keep up the pace, too, because the restorers only had two years. When they responded to the call for tenders, they knew that they only had two years and that they had to organise themselves to meet the deadlines," Didier said.
The restoration of the 13 paintings took two years to complete, while the cathedral itself is still undergoing reconstruction with plans to reopen in Autumn.
The exhibition showcasing the artwork is expected to run from April 24 to July 21, 2024.
The centuries-old 'The Mays' paintings, rescued from the brink of destruction during the Notre-Dame Cathedral fire of 2019, have now found a temporary home at Paris's The Gobelins Manufactory (Galerie des Gobelins) following their restoration.
Footage shows art connoisseurs gathering at the French museum on Tuesday to take a look at 13 of the recovered religious paintings created by 17th-century artists.
"The aim of this exhibition is to show all the decorative masterpieces - in other words, works of art - that adorned the cathedral before the fire, which will return to the cathedral after the fire," explained Emmanuel Penicaut, the Directors of the National Furniture Collections.
"These works of art will be distributed throughout the building, particularly in the chapels, and the exhibition gives us the opportunity to see them in a concentrated, unified way," he added.
Over 50 people worked on restoring the historic artworks under a tight deadline, according to the General Curator of Historical Monuments, Marie-Helene Didier.
"We had to keep up the pace, too, because the restorers only had two years. When they responded to the call for tenders, they knew that they only had two years and that they had to organise themselves to meet the deadlines," Didier said.
The restoration of the 13 paintings took two years to complete, while the cathedral itself is still undergoing reconstruction with plans to reopen in Autumn.
The exhibition showcasing the artwork is expected to run from April 24 to July 21, 2024.