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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(6) Creation of birds and fish. To the left, Adam is in God's mind.
(7) Creation of animals.
(8) Garden of Eden.

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.

(15) Adam and Eve hide
(16) God appears to judge Adam and Eve's sin
(17) Driven from Eden; note angel with flaming sword;

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]

(3) Creation of firmament

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]

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(15) Adam and Eve make fig leaf aprons
(16) God appears to judge Adam and Eve's sin (also carrying book as previous when he gave them law in the garden)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

(5) Creation of sun and moon

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]

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(12) & (13) Adam and Even happy in Eden [with God holding a book of law? commandments?]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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

INNER ARCH

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

(6) Creation of birds and fish. To the left, Adam is in God's mind.

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]

(17) Driven from Eden; note angel with flaming sword;

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]

(14) Temptation

(We note God's absence during this and the previous.)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Adam #Chartres #Eve #france #Satan #TCS-photo #Archivolt #cathedral #Center #creation #fall #north side #restored #serpent #tree of knowledge of good and evil

Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

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

Note cruciform nimbus, identifying creator as Christ.

(1) Creation of heaven and earth;
(2) Creation of day and night. Left figure likely not divine since no nimbus, but instead is the author of Genesis;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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