It's 1420, and it's the golden age in Brittany. The Rohan dukes are behaving in a way appropriate to their position by launching the construction of what was to become a chef-d'oeuvre of gothic flamboyant art : the chapel of Kernascléden.

Apart from its exceptional architecture, the building possesses amazing mural frescos, which are currently being restored.
The aim of the patrons of the arts was to catch the spirits and ensure their prestige. This mission was accomplished with "Hell", a mural painting which is both worrying and funny. It lights up the south wing of the transept. The damned simmer in rounded pots, stirred by merry demons bearing forks. Parishioners would have to behave themselves if they didn't want to be thrown into this infernal broth.

Whether they were lords or simple farmers, they were both displayed on equal standing in front of death. Such was the message of the "Dance of death (Danse macabre)", the neighbouring fresco to "Hell". Every body must cross to the other side of the mirror : from the Pope to the King, down to the poor beggar. Unfortunately, this symbolic gavotte of the region of Pourlet was nearly damned itself. Only a few "dancers" remain, preserved from the ravages of damp.

A restoration programme was launched in 1996. 1,5 million francs will be invested over a three year period to save the frescos and the rosacea of the south transept. The work will be done by the department of "Beaux Arts" (fine arts and architecture), with financial aid from the State, the Region, the Department, and to a lesser extent the district.

The chapel of Kernascléden is also striking because of its frescos dedicated to scenes of the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus. The former, which greatly influenced the paintor Maurice Denis, still preserve astonishing brilliance.