LDS Scripture Commentary / Photos: Chartres Cathedral
Chartres, north side, center portal
INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.
(18) Adam delves; Eve spins while God blesses their work;
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• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(2) Creation of day and night. Left figure likely not divine since no nimbus, but instead is the author of Genesis [head droop in slumber or vision?];
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• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(7) Creation of animals (half visible).
(8) Garden of Eden.
(9) Creation of Adam -- note is at the summit
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• 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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• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.
(14) Temptation
(15) Adam and Eve hide and then (15b) make fig leaf aprons
(16) God appears to judge Adam and Eve's sin
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INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.
(10) Creation of Eve -- also with naming of animals, as Adam named Eve.
(11) Four rivers out of Eden
(12) & (13) Adam and Even happy in Eden
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Chartres, north side, center portal
INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.
(10) Creation of Eve -- also with naming of animals, as Adam named Eve.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
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• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [top to bottom]
(12) & (13) Adam and Even happy in Eden (Adam sleep at top, possible name animals to the right)
(14) Temptation [note serpent coiled round tree next to eat, Adan is the archivolt to the right and downward]
(15) Adam and Eve hide
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• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(4) Creation of plants
Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.
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Chartres, north side, center portal
INNER ARCH
• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall [bottom to top]
(2) Creation of day and night. Left figure likely not divine since no nimbus, but instead is the author of Genesis;
(3) Creation of firmament
(4) Creation of plants
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