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P1110463

Left Portal

South porch, left portal.

Jamb Figures (L to R) from left side of left portal

Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]
• Saint Stephen [deacon's dress] (His story is also told in the lintel.)
• Saint Clement [pope's dress]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jamb figures #Saint Clement #Saint John #Saint Maurice #TCS-photo #cathedral #exterior #Left #martyrs #restored #sculpture #south side

Chartres North Exterior Slides 117

Chartres North Exterior Slides 117

Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• First archivolt: twelve angels bearing sun, moon, and stars.
• Second archivolt: life of Gideon
Right: (story starts in bottom left of arch, so these events are in reverse order)

† Gideon visited by angel while he winnows corn;
† Dragon (beneath);

• Third archivolt: life Judith (prefiguring Mary)

Right: (story starts in bottom left of arch, so these events are in reverse order)

† Judith speaks with King Ozias, rebukes him for surrendering the town;
† Head of Holofernes

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel (starting at top of arch, continued from bottom left of the arch);

† Raphael the angel binds Asmodeus (who had been slaying Sarah's husbands)--partially visible;
† Tobias returns and cures his father's blindness;
† Crowned head.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Ahasuerus #Asmodeus #Chartres #Esther #france #Gideon #Holofernes #Judith #Mordecai #Raguel #Samson #TCS-photo #Tobias #Tobit #Archivolt #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #north side #Right