Maisons-Alfort

Sainte-Agnès

Rue Nordling, 94700 Maisons-Alfort

The building was constructed between 1932 and 1933 by the architects Marc Brillaud de Laujardière, winner of the Prix de Rome in 1920, and Raymond Puthomme, who drew inspiration from the church of Notre-Dame du Raincy. It was listed as a historic monument in 1984. The two architects achieved the remarkable feat of transforming a cramped, enclosed site with awkward geometry into a luminous architectural setting in the purest Art Deco style, demonstrating complete mastery of the new techniques of reinforced concrete. Another achievement lies in the close collaboration between the architects and the artists, resulting in a coherent and unique ensemble, imbued with modernity in both art and faith, and marking a renewal of Christian iconography. In this sense, the church of Sainte-Agnès in Alfort is considered to come close to the ideal of a “total work of art.” Source : Wikipedia

C1 The organ of the Cavaillé-Coll House was installed at its current location by Isambert between 1934 and 1936. The console (of Isambert) is located in the center of the gallery, facing the choir (previously installed on the small left stand). The organ is "invisible", in fact hidden behind a decorative façade, work of Richard Desvallières, in gilded bronze with marble frame. The organ case presents in the lower part a lyre and trumpets and at the top an angel playing a double trumpet, accompanied by two other angels who raise a curtain thus discovering the table of notes. Source: Association des Amis de Sainte-Agnès d'Alfort