Window 014 - Temptation of Christ, Marriage at Cana, Blue Virgin (restored, detail)
• Row 04: Angels with censers and bearing pillars which support Mary's throne
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Window 030 - Saint Sylvester [Pope, contemporary of Constantine]
Note that there are eight small round medallions. Seven of these show Constantine writing one of the seven laws he gave to the Church. The final medallion (upper right) shows him watching the soul of Sylvester ascend; there is nothing on his scroll (has this finally silenced him? - GLS).
Bottom to top, left to right:
• Center 09: Soldiers prepare bath with blood of 3,000 children, intended to heal the emperor if he bathes in it.
• Row 10: Mothers weep in anticipation of children's death; Constantine orders the 'cure' halted, being moved by the mothers' grief.
• Row 11: Mothers receive gifts and their children back (story continues clockwise; [events of Row 12 occur, then] Sylvester and other teach (?) Constantine.
• Row 12: A dream in which Saint Peter and Saint Paul tell Constantine to recall Sylvester, who has fled due to the persecutions; Sylvester receives message from Constantine.
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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum, presentation at the temple.
Chartres West Exterior Slides 047
Chartres west side, right portal, capitals:
• Malchus (lost ear to Peter's sword and healed by Jesus).
• Judas' betrayal by a kiss.
• Jesus' entry to Jerusalem seated on the colt.
• Jesus being placed in the tomb.
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Window-062 - Saint Eustace (restored)
Bottom to top, left to right:
• Row 10: Two recruits (his sons) brought to Eustace but he does not recognize them [story continues in row 11, left]; EITHER family celebrates their reunion OR the messengers tell Eustace's friends of his exploits [story continues in Central Diamond 4].
† Central Diamond 4: Eustace, wife, and children re-united [story continues row 12, left].
• Row 11: Eustace's kidnapped wife leaves to find him [story continues in row 10, right]; Eustace's son selected for military service [story continues row 10, left].
• Row 12: Roman emperor thanks his idols for bringing victory to Eustace; Eustace will not worship the idols.
• Row 13: Eustace's execution ordered (also in round panel directly above); servants carry out the emperor's execution order (see also round panel directly above).
†Central Diamond 5: Eustace and family are martyred by being burned in a bull-shaped cauldron.
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Chartres, north side, left portal, detail
LINTEL:
• Right: angels appear to shepherds
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Chartres West Exterior Slides 073
Chartres, north side, left portal
TYMPANUM
• Adoration of the Magi and then warned not to return to Herod.
LINTEL:
• Left: Nativity
• Right: Angel appears to shepherds.
JAMB FIGURES
• Left: Isaiah (prophet of Christ's coming), and then Annunciation (Gabriel treading on devil; Mary treading on serpent).
• Right Daniel (another prophet of Christ's coming, outermost) with the Visitation nearer the door (Mary on a burning bush, symbol of the Immaculate Conception and Elizabeth).
INNER ARCH:
• First archivolt: ten angels, lowest two on dragons, the rest on clouds
• Second archivolt: four foolish virgins on left, four foolish on the right
• Third archivolt: bottom on each side contain the other two virgins for a total of ten. It then has the virtues with vices underneath each figure.
• Fourth archivolt: Twelve queens bearing scrolls that at one time bore their names; these are the fruits of the spirit as per Galatians 5:22-23.
OUTER ARCH:
• First archivolt: LEFT -- characteristics of a virtuous woman (Proverbs 31:10-31); RIGHT -- characteristics of woman who has chosen the contemplative life;
• Second archivolt: the Beatitudes
GABLE:
• Bishop blesses between two angels
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Chartres, south side, center, archivoltLast judgment. Angels
Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment. Angels
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ChartresGlass Box P Slides 020
† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John
Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany
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Chartres North Exterior Slides 123
Chartres, north side, center
• Pillar bases: LEFT: (a) David as shepherd; (b) Plays harp before Saul;
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