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Chartres West Exterior Slides 068

Chartres West Exterior Slides 068

Chartres, west side, left door

• Tympanum - Christ ascending into heaven. Angels lean down to ask the apostles "Ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?"
• Archivolts - zodiac alternating with the tasks for each month

† First - INNER
• February with warming self before fire,
• Capricorn

† OUTER
• November with pig slaughter,
• Libra

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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

Chartres South Exterior Slides 053

Chartres South Exterior Slides 053

Chartres, south side, left

JAMB Figures (L to R) from right side of left portal

• Saint Vincent [deacon dress]
• Saint Denis [bishop of Paris]
• Saint Piat [deacon dress]
• Saint George [13th century, from period of porch addition] Beneath him he is martyred by being broken on the wheel.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jamb figures #Saint Denis #Saint George #Saint Piat #Saint Vincent #TCS-photo #cathedral #date estimate #exterior #Left #martyrs #south side #unrestored