LDS Scripture Commentary / Photos: Chartres Cathedral
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.
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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.
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Window 034 - The Apostles (restored, detail)
Some modern frames, marked (*)
• Row 02: John 1: 35-40 --> Jesus walking (*); John the Baptist says "behold the Lamb of God"; Andrew and another of John's disciples follow Jesus
• Row 03: John 1: 35-40 --> Jesus shows where dwells [leftmost panel is modern (*)]; Two apostles speak (*)
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Window 102 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, lancet: Saint Denis and the Oriflamme (unrestored)
Knight Jean Clement receives the Oriflamme from Saint Denis.
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Window 103 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, lancet: Saint Christopher & Saint Nicaise (unrestored)
Donor: Priest named Geoffery, Saint Christopher & Saint Nicaise
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Window 104 - South trancept, clerestory, north-west side, small-rose: John the Baptist (unrestored)
Win102, John the Baptist, clerestory, lancet, lamb of God
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Window 008 - Vendome Chapel (15th century)
15th century flamboyant gothic.
• Lower rows: Donor (Louis de Bourbon, Count of Vendôme) and wife on far right. Other members of royal family.
• Upper rows: Coronation of the Virgins, flanked by John the Baptist on the left, Saint John the Divine on the right.
• Upper: Crucifixion and Last Judgment.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
JAMB FIGURES
Right:
• John the Baptist - note coat of camel hair, and he points to the lamb of God. Dragon beneath.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
JAMB FIGURES
Right:
• 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.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
TYMPANUM
• 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.
• 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.
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Window 034 - The Apostles (restored, detail)
Some modern frames, marked (*)
• Row 01: Bakers, donors of the window
• Row 02: John 1: 35-40 --> Jesus walking (*); John the Baptist says "behold the Lamb of God"; Andrew and another of John's disciples follow Jesus
• Row 03: John 1: 35-40 --> Jesus shows where dwells [leftmost panel is modern (*)]; Two apostles speak (*)
• Row 04: Two men speak (not apostles since no halos?); Jesus calls Philip to follow him; Two apostles observe (*)
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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.
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