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South facade Chartres cathedral night illuminations
Chartres West Exterior Slides 065
Chartres, west side, left door
• First archivolt (inner): March with pruning vines (top), June with mowing hay.
• Second archivolt: Virgo, Sagittarius December with feasting [only heads of man and woman feasting are visible].
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Chartres, west side, left door
• Tympanum - Christ ascending into heaven. Angels lean down to ask the apostles "Ye men of Gallilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?"
• Archivolts - zodiac alternating with the tasks for each month
• Jamb figures - all unknown OT individuals except Moses on the right.
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Chartres West Exterior Slides 031
Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum
• At top: presentation at the temple
• Lintel: the Nativity: Mary lies on the altar-like bed, with the Infant Jesus on top; at the far right, the angel brings glad tidings to the shepherds.
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West facade of Notre Dame de Chartres
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Chartres, north side, center portal
JAMB FIGURES
Right:
• Simeon - testified of Christ at the Presentation at the Temple, holds the infant Christ.
• John the Baptist - note coat of camel hair, and he points to the lamb of God. Dragon beneath.
• Peter - dressed as pope, the continuity with Melchizedek, his opposite on the left. He stands on the rock.
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