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Chartres West Exterior Slides 079

Chartres West Exterior Slides 079

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

IMG 5066

IMG 5066

Window 037 - Saint James Major (restored, detail)

Bottom to top, left to right (some rows have the story proceed RIGHT to left; marked '!' where this occurs:

• Row 17: James and Josias taken to be executed.
• Row 18: James and Josias are beheaded.
• Row 19: Christ on cloud with candelabra.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Saint James Major #TCS-photo #Win037 #cathedral #Detail #donors identified #restored #stained glass

Chartres West Exterior Slides 086

Chartres West Exterior Slides 086

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• First archivolt: twelve angels
• Second archivolt: Prophets
• Third archivolt: Jesse Tree
• Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues
• Fifth archivolt: Prophets

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jesse Tree #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #date estimate #Detail #exterior #north side

Zodiac / Labours of the Months

Zodiac / Labours of the Months

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

• First archivolt (inner): Capricorn, February with warming self before fire, Aquarius.

• Second archivolt (outer): Libra, November with pig slaughter, Scorpio.

• Christ is seen in the upper left corner.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #calendar of months #cathedral #Detail #exterior #Left #west side #zodiac