The ceiling of the Opéra Garnier was completely renovated and re-imagined in 1964 by Marc Chagall. The opera`s new ceiling was widely decried and contested when it was unveiled to the public on September 23, 1964, and the work at this iconic Paris opera house continues to elicit curiosity and stir passions. When you take a closer look, you can see discern winged characters, quintessential Parisian buildings and monuments like the Arc de Triomphe, and musical instruments. The work that occupied the space before 1964 was more classic. Entitled The Muses and the Hours of the Day and Night, it had been created by Jules-Eugène Lenepveu 1872, a far more conventional painter. Eugène Lenepveu`s original art was not destroyed: the ceiling painted by Chagall was superimposed on the original work using polyester panels that can be easily disassembled.

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