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Chartres West Exterior Slides 075

Chartres West Exterior Slides 075

Chartres, north side, left portal, left side

JAMB FIGURES

• Isaiah (prophet of Christ's coming, now headless), and then Annunciation (Gabriel treading on devil; Mary treading on serpent).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres North Exterior Slides 105

Chartres North Exterior Slides 105

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Right:
• Isaiah - hold flowering stem, the "rod out of Jesse." Jessee beneath.
• Jeremiah - with Greek cross
• 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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Tags: #Chartres #france #Isaiah #Jamb figures #Jeremiah #John the Baptist #Saint Peter #Simeon #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #date estimate #exterior #north side

Chartres South Exterior Slides 055

Chartres South Exterior Slides 055

Chartres, south side, left

Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]

• Saint Stephen [deacon's dress] (His story is also told in the lintel.)
• Saint Clement [pope's dress]
• Saint Lawrence [deacon's dress]
• Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]

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Tags: #Chartres #france #Jamb figures #Saint Clement #Saint Lawrence #Saint Maurice #Saint Stephen #TCS-photo #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #Left #martyrs #south side #unrestored