Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment
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LDS Scripture Commentary / Photos: Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment
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Window 176 - West Rose - Last Judgment
• Center: Christ enthroned in glory, displaying his wounds. Four beasts and angels surround him (detail)
• First circle: Twelve apostles, with Abraham's bosom at 12 o'clock, and the judgment (weighing of souls) at 6 o'clock. Note the angel to the left and devil to the right.
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Chartres west side, right portal, left hand side
• Unknown OT figure
Door post
• Unknown
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Window 001 - Jesse Tree, detail
Prophets who testified of Christ's coming border the window.
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Chartres, south side, left
Jamb Figures (L to R) from right side of left portal
• Saint Piat [deacon dress]
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Window 006 - Good Samaritan
Bottom to top, left to right. Circles start at 6 o'clock, proceed left to right:
• Quadrant 4: Jesus tells a parable.
• Quadrant 5: Man leaves Jerusalem for Jericho
• Center 6, quadrant 7: Thieves leap out to attack and rob him
• Quadrant 8: Priest and levite pass by without helping.
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Window 001 - Jesse Tree, detail
Bottom to top: King, King, Mary, Jesus surrounded by seven doves (gifts of the Spirit).
Prophets who testified of Christ's coming border the window.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(15) Adam and Eve make aprons (at the devil's instigation?)
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Window 061 - Joseph, Son of Jacob (restored, detail)
Bottom to top, left to right
• Row 02: Joseph's dream, with sun, moon, and stars bowing down to him.
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Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment, demons with the damned.
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