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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• 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

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored #Right

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(17) Cherubim with flaming sword driving Adam and Eve from Eden.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #arch #cathedral #Center #Detail #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

Adam asleep in Eden

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #arch #cathedral #Center #Detail #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(4) Creation of plants

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adam #Chartres #Eve #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored

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

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored #Right

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(8) Garden of Eden.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adam #Chartres #Eve #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(12) & (13) Adam happy in Eden, sleeping, and apart while Eve is tempted

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adam #Chartres #Eve #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(12) & (13) Adam and Even happy in Eden
(14) Temptation

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #center portal #creation #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(15) Adam and Eve hide
(16) God appears seeking Adam and Eve

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adam #Chartres #Eve #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall.

(15) Adam and Eve hide
(16) God appears to judge Adam and Eve's sin

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored #Right