The second commendatory abbot, Bertrand de Lustrac, built the abbey castle. The work was completed around the year 1500.
A private chapel was built as an extension of the abbot’s apartments on the first floor.
Post-Revolutionary demolition left behind a few remains: columns and the springing points of the arches of the Gothic vault.
Despite these ups and downs, a few fragments of the mural fresco that once decorated the chapel have survived to the present day.
The remains of the chapel’s wall decorations
The remains of the fresco appear to depict a crowned figure seated on a throne, holding court with the two figures on the left. Two saint women are looking on.
Unfortunately, the fresco is incomplete and has sustained some damage.
The details, from left to right
A woman and a man in the top left-hand corner of the fresco
Two saint women in the background to the left of the throne
A crowned figure on his throne; a close-up of his head is shown at the top of the post
Photo credits:
Les Amis de l’Abbaye de Saint-Maurin / Gabriel Goudezeune