Panoramic tour of the Notre Dame church bell tower
The church was considered a historic monument in very poor condition and was completely razed and rebuilt in 1887-88 by Nantais architect René Ménard. The body of this new sanctuary, in neoclassical style, is strongly inspired by the church of St John and St Paul in Rome, originally a Roman public basilica. The church’s bedside can be seen on the outside. The bell tower is characteristic of the Tuscan churches of the 13th century. Inside, the nave has an exposed and sculpted chestnut wood structure and a floor made of cobs. The fresco of the choir, like that of the baptismal collections, is the work of Georges Lusseau, a Clissonnais painter. The fresco that decorates the vaulted stone choir represents the Assumption of the Virgin. The characters are very stylised, long in homage to the Italian artists of the Renaissance (Giotto, Masaccio ). The composition is very symmetrical.