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South Rose Chartres

† Window 095 - South rose: Christ in glory, after Revelation of St. John

Surrounded by the four beasts and 24 elders of the apocalypse. Angels and elders hold musical instruments, censers, and vials of perfume. Note the coat of arms (blue and yellow checkerboard) of the donors, Pierre Mauclerc of Dreux-Brittany.

• Saint Luke - winged bull

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Window 030 - Saint Sylvester [Pope, contemporary of Constantine] (restored, detail)

• Row 01: Stonemasons as donors: two men carry a stone

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• Window 145B - North side, near left lancet: King David standing over King Saul (the chosen king over the apostate king rejected by God, who dies via suicide in despair).

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Chartres, north tower

original (4295137995)

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Chartres, north side, center portal, detail

JAMB FIGURES

• Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha.

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Window 006 - Good Samaritan (restored)

Bottom to top, left to right. Circles start at 6 o'clock, proceed left to right:
• Panels 1,2,3: Cobblers, the donors of the window

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Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

• Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha.

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Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

• Second archivolt: lives of Sampson on the left

Left:
† Lion (which Samson slays);
† Samson's parents offer sacrifice (note flames and angel);

Third archivolt: life of Esther (prefiguring Mary)

† Ahasuerus king of Persia;
† Ahasuerus weds Esther;

• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.
Left:
† Crowned head
† Tobi and Tobias prepare feast. They are told of a Jew's death;

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