Left Portal
South porch, left portal.
Jamb Figures (L to R) from left side of left portal
Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]
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LDS Scripture Commentary / Photos: Chartres Cathedral
Left Portal
South porch, left portal.
Jamb Figures (L to R) from left side of left portal
Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]
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Jamb Figures (L to R) from right side of left portal
• Saint George [13th century, from period of porch addition]
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Chartres, west side, left door. archivalts
• First archivolt (inner): Taurus, June with mowing hay.
• Second archivolt (outer): Leo, September with treading grapes
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Chartres, west side, left portal
• In the Tympanum (not shown) Christ ascending into heaven. Here in the LINTEL: Angels lean down to ask the apostles "Ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?" [detail]
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Chartres, south side, left
Jamb Figures (L to R) from right side of left portal
• Saint Piat [deacon dress]
• Saint George [13th century, from period of porch addition] Beneath him he is martyred by being broken on the wheel.
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Chartres, north side, left portal
TYMPANUM
• Adoration of the Magi and then warned not to return to Herod.
LINTEL:
• Left: Nativity
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: ten angels, lowest two on dragons, the rest on clouds
• Second archivolt: four foolish virgins on left, four foolish on the right
• Third archivolt: bottom on each side contain the other two virgins for a total of ten.
• Third, continued: The four cardinal virtues and equivalent sins are on the left:
† Prudence (open book) with Folly underneath (woman eating a pebble);
† Justice (scales) with Injustice (falsify scales);
• Fourth archivolt: Twelve queens bearing scrolls that at one time bore their names; these are the fruits of the spirit as per Galatians 5:22-23.
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