Tennis Court Oath
The church was also used for secular purposes. Its nave given to the painter Jacques-Louis David in autumn 1791 to paint his "The Tennis Court Oath", not only since it could be adapted to fit the huge canvas but also due to its proximity to the Assembly, where several of its sitters were deputies. He placed an announcement in "Le Moniteur" asking deputies who had been present to the event to come to have their likeness engraved.