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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.

(7) Creation of animals.
(8) Garden of Eden.
(9) Creation of Adam -- note is at the summit

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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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.

(15) Adam and Eve hide and (15b) make fig leaf aprons
(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

JAMB FIGURES

Left:

• 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.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Jamb figures #King David #Moses #Passion #Samuel #TCS-photo #brazen serpent #cathedral #Center #exterior #golden calf #lion of Judah #north side #restored #sculpture

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

• Center Figure: Saint Anne with Mary, Joachim with flocks underneath.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Infant Jesus #Mary #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #exterior #north side #restored #sculpture

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

• Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Elijah #Elisha #france #Jamb figures #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #exterior #north side #restored #sculpture

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Left:
• Elisha (Far left) - Shumanite woman beneath.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #Elisha #france #Jamb figures #Shumanite woman #TCS-photo #cathedral #Center #exterior #north side #restored #sculpture

Chartres, North side, right portal

INNER ARCH

Right:

† Gideon wrings water from fleece;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #Gideon #TCS-photo #arch #Archivolt #cathedral #north side #restored #Right

Chartres, north side, right portal, archivolt

OUTER ARCH

• First archivolt: February warms by fire, March prunes vines
• Second archivolt: Capricorn, Aquarius

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #calendar of months #cathedral #north side #outer arch #restored #Right #zodiac

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

Tags: #Chartres #france #TCS-photo #cathedral #gargoyle #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.

(17) Driven from Eden; note angel with flaming sword;
(18) Adam delves; Eve spins while God blesses their work;

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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