Jamb Figures (L to R) from right side of center portal
• Paul (note the omnipresent baldness) with sword, instrument of his beheading. • St. John (no beard, young, dressed as priest; has book in left hand and broken palm--symbol of chastity--in the right.) Stands on a man offering cup of serpents, cf miracle he performed. • St. James the Greater (of Peter, James, and John). Has belt of shells--the "coquilles St. Jacques" [scallops] were his symbol and often worn by pilgrims. • St James the Less • St. Bartholomew (broken flaying knife; instrument of his martyrdom).
• Mary crowned in glory beside Christ, with angels.
LINTEL
• The Dormition and Assumption of Mary. On the left, the apostles surround her bier; Christ receives her into heaven. On the right, angels bear her body to heaven.
JAMB FIGURES
Left: • Elisha (Far left) - Shumanite woman beneath. [not visible here] • 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.
• Center Figure: Saint Anne with Mary, Joachim with flocks underneath.
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. • Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha. [not visible here]
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels • Second archivolt: Prophets • Third archivolt: Jesse Tree • Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues • Fifth archivolt: Prophets • Sixth and seventh archivolts: 44 seated figures with scrolls and books
• Mary crowned in glory beside Christ, with angels.
LINTEL
• The Dormition and Assumption of Mary. On the left, the apostles surround her bier; Christ receives her into heaven. On the right, angels bear her body to heaven.
JAMB FIGURES
Left:
• 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.
• Center Figure: Saint Anne with Mary, Joachim with flocks underneath.
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.
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels • Second archivolt: Prophets • Third archivolt: Jesse Tree • Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues • Fifth archivolt: Prophets • Sixth and seventh archivolts: 44 seated figures with scrolls and books • Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall.
GABLE
• God is seated, blessing the world.
PILLARS • Figures hard to identify. Some see as donors; others as OT prophets. • Pillar bases: RIGHT: (a) Samuel brought to Eli by parents; (b) Samuel serves God; (c) God appears to Samuel in sleep; (d) Ark is taken, Hophni and Phinehas are slain; (e) Ark brought into Philistine temple to Dagon, causes the idol to fall; (f) Ark sent back by cart drawn by two bulls. • Pillar bases: LEFT: (a) David as shepherd; (b) Plays harp
