Saint-Louis-d'Antin

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  The Choir
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  Sculpture of Saint Francis of Assisi in the Choir

The choir is topped by a cupola with a skylight and decorated on the inside with a 19th-century fresco which portrays "Saint Louis and Saint Francis adoring the Resurrected Christ." The fresco,in a neo-Byzantine style, was created by Emil Signol (1804-1892).[5]

The centerpiece of the choir, beneath a classical pediment, is a large painting of Christ on the cross,flanked on either side by statues in niches. The sculpture on the left is "Saint Louis bringing the Crown of Thorns to France", and that to the right is Saint Francis of Assisi. the founder The Franciscan order. The two statues are by Etienne Montagny (1816-1895).The walls of the choir are lavishly decorated in a style inspired by ancient Roman monuments of Pompei[6]

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  Chapel of the Virgin, with statue by Raymond Gayard (1777-1858)
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  Classical decoration of the ceiling of the collateral aisle
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  Detail of the altar of the Chapel of the Virgin, made of onyx encrusted with copper and enamel

The walls on the right side of the nave are divided into sections by classical pilasters, with semi-circular stained glass windows on the upper level and alternating murals and framed paintings by prominent 19th-century French artists on the lower level.[7]

The interior has only a single collateral aisle, on the left side of the nave, separated from the nave by an arcade of pillars and rounded arches. The collateral aisle has a series of chapels.

The Chapel of the Virgin is particularly lavish, with walls ornamented with marble and stucco. The chapel altar is also notable, made of onyx, encrusted with enamel and copper. The sculpture of the Virgin is by Raymond Gayard (1777-1858).

The collateral aisle was decorated with painted ceilings and walls with floral, vegetal and geometric designs inspired by classical Roman art. [8]

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  The alternating frescoes and paintings in the nave
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  Nave painting
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  Nave painting

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  "The Cardinal Virtues - Temperance";
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  "Cardinal virtues - Faith" by Edouard-Amédée Didron (1882)
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Five bays of the nave are decorated with unusual stained glass windows in the 19th century. The windows were made by Edouard-Amédée Didron (1836-92), with grisaille designs highlighted with silver and yellow. they illustrate the three theological virtues: Faith,Hope and Charity; and the two of the four Cardinal Virtues; Force and Temperance. Didron, their creator, was a notable advocate of drawing upon earlier styles and sources of art, and a supporter of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in France. [9]