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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #date estimate #Detail #exterior #south side #unrestored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(5) Creation of sun and moon
(6) Creation of birds and fish. To the left, Adam is in God's mind.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

Right:

† Dressed in armor (medieval!) he leads two Mideanites captive after defeating them in battle.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.

Left:

† Tobit buries the Jew;

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Chartres, west side, left portal, archivolt.

• First archivolt (inner): April with tree blossoming, Aries

• Second archivolt (outer): July with wheat cutting, Cancer, August with wheat threshing, Leo.

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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum

• First archivolt: Pythagorus (first defined mathematical relationship of harmonious tones), Music above him.

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Chartres, west side, left door, archivolt.

• First archivolt (inner): April with tree blossoming, Aries, May with falconer and horse, Taurus.

• Second archivolt (outer): July with wheat cutting, Cancer, August with wheat threshing, Leo

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, west side, left portal, archivolt (bottom to top description)

• First archivolt: January with two faces,

• Second archivolt: October with knocking down acorns

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Chartres, south side, center, archivolt

Last judgment. Angels

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #angels #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #Detail #last judgment #south side #unrestored

Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.

Left:

† Tobit sends son with letter to Gabelus;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Tobias #Tobit #arch #Archivolt #cathedral #north side #restored #Right