The French artist Claire Stool43 years old, in association with the glass workshop Simon-Marqhas been selected to create a series of contemporary stained glass windows for Notre Dame de Paris, reported a statement official yesterday.
“After having received the candidates and highlighting the very high quality of the projects, the artistic committee expressed its preference for the candidacy of the group composed of Claire Stool and the workshops of the master glassmaker Simon-Marq“says the text.
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These new stained glass windows will replace six of the seven windows in the south hallway at the end of 2026. Our Ladydesigned by the architect of the century Eugène Viollet-le-Duc.
The statement highlights “the very high artistic quality of the proposal and its architectural integration” as well as “respect for the figurative program chosen by the archbishopric of Paris, related to the theme of Pentecost.”
Master hands in charge
A jury selected eight artists, each associated with a glass workshop, as finalists to design these stained glass windows after a call for candidates that was launched in April, to which they applied 110 teams.
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After the presentation of a “test panel”all candidates will participate in a final hearing as part of the selection process.
The French minister de Cultura, Rachida Dati, appointed an artistic committee composed of 20 members – heritage conservators, artists, members of the archbishopric of Paris, the public body in charge of reconstruction and the Ministry of Culture – to carry out the selection.
Numerous heritage advocates, who have promoted a petition with nearly 245,000 signatures to date, oppose the project, arguing that the original stained glass Those affected were not damaged in the April 2019 fire.
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