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Chartres, south side, center, archivolt

Last judgment. Angel

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Chartres, north side, right portal. These are OT types or prefigurements of Christ.

JAMB Figures

Right:
• Jesus ben Sirach, standing on the temple whose reconstruction was wrongly attributed to him;

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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(14) Temptation: Adam takes fruit

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Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Left:
• Elisha (Far left) - Shumanite woman beneath.
• Melchizedek - wearing crown, with bread and wine (which he gave Abraham; prefigures the Eucharist). Lamb beneath.
• Abraham - looks up at angel halting the sacrifice of Isaac. Ram beneath.
• Moses - with brazen serpent on the pole, symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Golden calf beneath.
• Samuel - sacrifices a lamb.
• King David - carries instruments of the Passion, which his Psalm 22 foretold. Beneath lion of Judah.

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Chartres, north side, center portal, detail

JAMB FIGURES

• Moses - with brazen serpent on the pole, symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Golden calf beneath.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, north side, center portal, detail

JAMB FIGURES

Left:
• Samuel

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, north side, center portal

Right:

• Simeon - testified of Christ at the Presentation at the Temple, holds the infant Christ.
• John the Baptist - note coat of camel hair, and he points to the lamb of God. Dragon beneath.
• Peter - dressed as pope, the continuity with Melchizedek, his opposite on the left. He stands on the rock.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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The Last Judgment

TYMPANUM

Mary (left) and St. John (right) plead and intercede for sinners.

Jesus sits on bench of judgment, with his wounds exposed, signifying his right to be judge of all.

Angels bear the instruments of the passion (L - R)
• Angel behind Mary bears the Roman soldier's spear that pierced his side
• Angel above Mary bears the crown of thorns
• Two angels in high center bear the cross
• Angel above St. John bears the nails
• Angel behind St. John bears the scourage and scourging pillar used by Pilate prior to the crucifixion.

LINTEL

Beneath Christ is the resurrection. The redeemed (to Christ's right, our left) prepare for glory.

To his left, the demons take the wicked to hell. Angels above them drive them with sword and shield.

In the center, St. Michael weighs the soul of each person in the balance to determine their fate. A tiny baby-figure represents the soul; demons and a toad represent the weight of their sins. As so often occurs in these scenes, another demon tries to cheat by pulling the scale downward.

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