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The chapel of Tous-les-Saints, listed as a Historic Monument, stands at the corner of the old cemetery of Preuilly-sur-Claise, today a public garden. Its access is via a broken arched door to the west, preceded by a four-step porch. Inside, the glazed nave houses a remarkable mural depicting a macabre dance, organized in contiguous rectangular panels. These frescoes, accompanied by inscriptions in Gothic characters, illustrate symbolic scenes of human mortality.

On the east wall, to the left of the altar, two musicians are partially visible, one of which is the harp. To the right of the altar, two female figures stand out: one door a royal crown, while the other holds a lacrosse, suggesting the status of abbess. These iconographic elements, combined with inscriptions, reflect the religious and social concerns of the time, between devotion and reminder of the earthly enditude.

The chapel, owned by the commune, was included in the inventory of Historic Monuments by order of 13 May 1953. Its exact location is documented in the Mérimée base under address C.D. 42, former cemetery, with an approximate GPS location at 1 Rue de la Chapelle. The building, though modest in size, bears witness to medieval funeral art and the transition to the Renaissance, marked by architectural details such as the broken arch and interior painted decorations.

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