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FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) CHEVILLY LARUE.ATELIER TOLLIS. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE; RESTORATION OF THE STATUE OF THE ANGEL MUSICIAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAST JUDGEMENT. BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF NOTRE DAME, AT THE TOP OF THE WEST GABLE. THE STATUE HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY RESCULPTED AT THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP. SCULPTOR DIDIER MATTARD, IN ACTION, WHOSE QUALITY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION ARE IMPRESSIVE. ON THE LEFT, THE DEFINITIVE SCULPTURE AND ON THE RIGHT, THE 2ND GENERATION SCULPTURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) CHEVILLY LARUE.ATELIER TOLLIS. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE; RESTORATION OF THE STATUE OF THE ANGEL MUSICIAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAST JUDGEMENT. BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF NOTRE DAME, AT THE TOP OF THE WEST GABLE. THE STATUE HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY RESCULPTED AT THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP. SCULPTOR DIDIER MATTARD, IN ACTION, WHOSE QUALITY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION ARE IMPRESSIVE. ON THE LEFT, THE DEFINITIVE SCULPTURE AND ON THE RIGHT, THE 2ND GENERATION SCULPTURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) CHEVILLY LARUE.ATELIER TOLLIS. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE; RESTORATION OF THE STATUE OF THE ANGEL MUSICIAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAST JUDGEMENT. BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF NOTRE DAME, AT THE TOP OF THE WEST GABLE. THE STATUE HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY RESCULPTED AT THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP. SCULPTOR DIDIER MATTARD, IN ACTION, WHOSE QUALITY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION ARE IMPRESSIVE. ON THE LEFT, THE DEFINITIVE SCULPTURE AND ON THE RIGHT, THE 2ND GENERATION SCULPTURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) CHEVILLY LARUE. ATELIER TOLLIS: RESTORATION AND SCULPTURE OF THE STATUE OF THE MUSICAL ANGEL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAST JUDGEMENT. THIS IS THE LAST STATUE STILL TO BE PLACED ON THE ?ROOF? OF NOTRE-DAME, AT THE TOP OF THE WEST GABLE. IT HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE AND HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RESCULPTED AT THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP. HERE, THE 2ND GENERATION SCULPTURE. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. VAL DE MARNE (94) CHEVILLY LARUE. ATELIER TOLLIS. NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE; RESTORATION OF THE STATUE OF THE ANGEL MUSICIAN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE LAST JUDGEMENT. BEFORE IT WAS INSTALLED ON THE ROOF OF NOTRE DAME, AT THE TOP OF THE WEST GABLE. THE STATUE HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY RESCULPTED AT THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP. SCULPTOR DIDIER MATTARD, IN ACTION, WHOSE QUALITY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION ARE IMPRESSIVE Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. PARIS (75) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS CATHEDRAL WORKSITE - WINTER 2022-2023: PRECISION WORK ON THE FOUR CHERUBS ENCIRCLING THE OCULUS (STONE RING ACTING AS A KEYSTONE AT THE TRANSEPT CROSSING, SCULPTED BY THE STONEMASONS FROM THE TOLLIS COMPANY) Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive - Illustration - The Cathedral of Notre Dame - Paris

FRANCE. VAL-DE-MARNE (94) NOTRE DAME DE PARIS WORKSITE - AUTUMN 2023: IN THE SCULPTURE LODGE, SCULPTORS FROM THE TOLLIS WORKSHOP AT WORK RESTORING THE CHIMERES. HERE, THE STATUE OF THE FELINE ON THE BALCONY OF THE SOUTH BELFRY. WHEN THE ORIGINAL SCULPTURE IS BADLY DETERIORATED, AN INTERMEDIARY STEP IS TAKEN WITH A GREEN FOAM SCULPTURE (VISIBLE HERE) FROM A 3D SCAN, WHICH THE SCULPTORS USE AS A BASIS FOR CREATING THE NEW CHIMERA. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM