Notre Dame Rises From Ashes — Only To Be Ruined By Atheist Artist

Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral suffered immense damage to its roof and upper walls when it burned in 2019. Thankfully, much of the interior decoration survived, including six stained glass windows from the 19th century.

French officials are replacing them anyway. French artist Claire Tabouret was selected for the task, presumably on the strength of her portfolio, which includes paintings such as “little girl smothered in makeup.” (In fairness, not all of her work is so objectionable. Just unremarkable.) (RELATED: Authorities Search For Answers As France’s Classic Churches Keep Burning Down)

Tabouret collaborated with the Atelier Simon-Marq stained-glass studio to produce six hideous new designs for stained glass windows. The windows purport to tell the story of the Pentecost, the Holy Spirit descending upon followers of Jesus Christ. 

The future stained glass windows of Notre-Dame de Paris, designed by the artist Claire Tabouret, will be installed in the world famous and restored Cathedral for the end of the year 2026. 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/0Fg7ajEFql

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Tabouret renders those followers with little precision. One man’s nose and mouth appear to be sliding off his face. Among the men, who stand huddled, their backs to the viewer, is a singular woman raising her hands to the sky, face rendered with greater clarity than any other figure. 

The designs feature a racially diverse group of figures, of course. Most of the men are shades of brown. 

Models of the windows, drawn in ink on paper, are now on display at the Grand Palais in Paris. 

You might ask: What drew Tabouret to the project? Perhaps a deep Catholic faith? (RELATED: Anti-Christian Extremists Can’t Stop Brutalizing European Christmas Markets)

The designs for the new stained-glass windows at Notre-Dame Cathedral went on display today at the Grand Palais in Paris.

The existing windows, which survived the 2019 fire, remain intact and do not need replacing.

Why is this necessary? pic.twitter.com/qAm6dbFykN

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“I never applied for any competitions before,” Tabouret said in an interview, according to The New York Times (NYT). “And I think when I saw this, I was like, ‘OK, if I’m going to try once in my life to apply for something, it should be this. Because there’s nothing bigger, more historic or incredible.”

“I’m not religious,” Tabouret clarified, according to CNN, “but it is a story about community and celebration.”

Well, sort of. For the men who designed and built and restored Notre-Dame, the Cathedral was a place to encounter Christ. For the French government, that’s clearly a secondary concern. The main purpose of going to church is to feel like you’re at a DEI summit.

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