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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]

(4) Creation of plants
(5) Creation of sun and moon
(6) Creation of birds and fish.

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Chartres west side, right portal, right hand side (L - R)

JAMB Figures

• Apostle
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure

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• Statues: OT figures, but identity unknown. The right pillar has two statues, one of Saint Potentian, archbishop of Sens and missionary to the Gauls, and Saint Modesta, daughter of Roman governor Quirinus, an early martyr of Chartres.

GLS: Perhaps Samuel on the right?

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

Right:
† Dragon;

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: life of Gideon

† Gideon wrings water from fleece;
† Dressed in armor (medieval!) he leads two Mideanites captive after defeating them in battle.

Third archivolt: life of Judith (prefiguring Mary)

† Kneels at foot of Holofernes (note parallels with Esther opposite);

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel (continued from left half of arch).

† Tobias travels with angel watching over him;
† Tobias meets Raguel, Sarah's father;

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Chartres west side, right portal

• First archivolt: Gemeni (twins)
• Second archivolt: Dialectic

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Third archivolt: life of Judith (prefiguring

Right:

† Leaves town with servant;

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: lives of Sampson on the left

Left:

† Samson slays lion;

Third archivolt: life of Esther (prefiguring Mary)

† Ahasuerus speaks with Haman and Mordecai;

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.
Left:

† Tobit buries the Jew;

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Chartres, south side, right--"Bay of the Confessors"

ARCHIVOLT - angels and kings

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