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Chartres, south side, right

JAMB Figures L - R

Left side

• St. Silvester (pope dress)

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Chartres, north side, center portal

INNER ARCH

• First archivolt: twelve angels
• Second archivolt: Prophets
• Third archivolt: Jesse Tree
• Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues
• Fifth archivolt: Prophets

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Chartres west side, right portal

Tympanum:
• At top: infant Jesus enthroned on Mary's lap flanked by two angels
• Below: presentation at the temple
• Lintel: the Nativity story.

Archivolts: seven liberal arts and figure identified with each and zodiac

Figures:
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure
• Apostle
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure

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Chartres, north side, right portal

PILLARS
• Figures hard to identify. Some see as donors; others as OT prophets.

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Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Left:

• Melchizedek - wearing crown, with bread and wine (which he gave Abraham; prefigures the Eucharist). Lamb beneath.
• Abraham - looks up at angel halting the sacrifice of Isaac. Ram beneath.
• Moses - with brazen serpent on the pole, symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Golden calf beneath.
• Samuel - sacrifices a lamb.
• King David - carries instruments of the Passion, which his Psalm 22 foretold. Beneath lion of Judah.

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Chartres, north side, left portal

INNER ARCH

• First archivolt: ten angels, lowest two on dragons, the rest on clouds
• Second archivolt: four foolish virgins on left, four foolish on the right
• Third archivolt: bottom on each side contain the other two virgins for a total of ten.

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