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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.

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.

• Third, continued: The three theological virtues and equivalent sins.
• At top, to provide balance, a fourth virtue is added:
† Humility (dove) with Pride (falling headlong)
Then descending:
† Charity (clothes beggar) with Avarice (hoarding gold).
† Hope (looks to heaven) with Despair (stabs self).

• 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.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #10 virgins #7 gifts of the spirit #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #date estimate #Detail #exterior #Left #north side #virtues and vices #virtuous woman #wise and foolish virgins

Chartres, north side, left portal

TYMPANUM
• Adoration of the Magi and then warned not to return to Herod.

LINTEL:
• Left: Nativity

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.

• Third, continued: The four cardinal virtues and equivalent sins are on the left:
† Prudence (open book) with Folly underneath (woman eating a pebble);
† Justice (scales) with Injustice (falsify scales);

• 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.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #7 gifts of the spirit #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #date estimate #Detail #exterior #Left #north side #virtues and vices #wise and foolish virgins

Window 056 - Peace Window (20th century)

Donated in 1971 by German Association of Friends of Chartres Cathedral. Theme of peace and reconcilliation.

• 2nd Center - Altar and rainbow (the covenant)
• Left - Wheat (source of eucharistic bread)
• Right - Grapes (source of eucharistic wine)

• 3rd Center - Charlice (the eucharist)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #10 commandments #20th century #7 gifts of the spirit #Chartres #Eucharist #france #TCS-photo #Win056 #altar #cathedral #covenant #modern-glass #rainbow #restored #stained glass

Window 056 - Peace Window (20th century)

Donated in 1971 by German Association of Friends of Chartres Cathedral. Theme of peace and reconcilliation.

Four crosses make up the window.
• Lowest Center bears the Ten Commandments, source of salvation.
• Left - Burning bush (revelation through natural phenomenon)
• Right - Menorrah

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #10 commandments #20th century #7 gifts of the spirit #Chartres #Eucharist #france #TCS-photo #Win056 #altar #cathedral #covenant #modern-glass #rainbow #restored #stained glass

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

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #10 virgins #7 gifts of the spirit #Adoration of the Magi #Chartres #Daniel #Elizabeth #france #Immaculate Conception #Isaiah #Jamb figures #Mary #Nativity #Saint Elizabeth #TCS-photo #Visitation #angels #beatitudes #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #Left #lintel #north side #tympanum #virtuous woman