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Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt
OUTER ARCH
• First archivolt: months with accompanying activities: March prunes vines, April holds corn
• Second archivolt: Pieces, Aries
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Chartres, south side, center, archivoltLast judgment. Angels
Chartres, south side, center, archivolt
Last judgment. Angels
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Chartres, west facadeoriginal (4295076199)
Chartres, west facade
original (4295076199)
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Chartres South Exterior Slides 058
South porch, Left portal, "Bay of the Martyrs"
Jamb Figures (L to R) from left side of left portal
• Saint Maurice [13th century, from period of porch addition]
• Saint Stephen [deacon's dress] (His story is also told in the lintel.)
• Saint Clement [pope's dress]
• Saint Lawrence [deacon's dress]
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Chartres, west side, royal portal
original (4294967375)
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Chartres, north side, left portal
JAMB FIGURES, detail
• Base of Elizabeth
original (4295137981)
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Chartres North Exterior Slides 115
Chartres, North side, right portal
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels bearing sun, moon, and stars.
• Second archivolt: life of Gideon
Right: (story starts in bottom left of arch, so these events are in reverse order)
† Dressed in armor (medieval!) he leads two Mideanites captive after defeating them in battle.
† Gideon wrings water from fleece;
† Gideon offers sacrifice;
† Gideon visited by angel while he winnows corn;
† Dragon;
• Third archivolt: life Judith (prefiguring Mary)
Right: (story starts in bottom left of arch, so these events are in reverse order)
† Judith has cut of head of Holofernes, which servant places in sack.
† 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 (starting at top of arch, continued from bottom left of the arch);
† Tobias travels with dog (fidelity) and angel watching;
† Tobias meets Raguel, Sarah's father;
† Tobias marries Sarah, and they pray in bedroom on wedding night;
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