• Mary crowned in glory beside Christ, with angels.
LINTEL
• The Dormition and Assumption of Mary. On the left, the apostles surround her bier; Christ receives her into heaven. On the right, angels bear her body to heaven.
• Mary crowned in glory beside Christ, with angels.
LINTEL
• The Dormition and Assumption of Mary. On the left, the apostles surround her bier; Christ receives her into heaven. On the right, angels bear her body to heaven.
JAMB FIGURES
Left: • Elisha (Far left) - Shumanite woman beneath. [not visible here] • 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.
• Center Figure: Saint Anne with Mary, Joachim with flocks underneath.
Right: • Isaiah - hold flowering stem, the "rod out of Jesse." Jessee beneath. • Jeremiah - with Greek cross • 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. • Elijah (Far Right) - on his chariot of fire. Beneath Elisha. [not visible here]
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels • Second archivolt: Prophets • Third archivolt: Jesse Tree • Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues • Fifth archivolt: Prophets • Sixth and seventh archivolts: 44 seated figures with scrolls and books
• Mary crowned in glory beside Christ, with angels.
LINTEL
• The Dormition and Assumption of Mary. On the left, the apostles surround her bier; Christ receives her into heaven. On the right, angels bear her body to heaven.
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.
• Center Figure: Saint Anne with Mary, Joachim with flocks underneath.
Right: • Isaiah - hold flowering stem, the "rod out of Jesse." Jessee beneath. • Jeremiah - with Greek cross • 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.
INNER ARCH
• First archivolt: twelve angels • Second archivolt: Prophets • Third archivolt: Jesse Tree • Fourth archivolt: Jesse Tree continues • Fifth archivolt: Prophets • Sixth and seventh archivolts: 44 seated figures with scrolls and books • Eighth archivolt: Creation and Fall.
GABLE
• God is seated, blessing the world.
PILLARS • Figures hard to identify. Some see as donors; others as OT prophets. • Pillar bases: RIGHT: (a) Samuel brought to Eli by parents; (b) Samuel serves God; (c) God appears to Samuel in sleep; (d) Ark is taken, Hophni and Phinehas are slain; (e) Ark brought into Philistine temple to Dagon, causes the idol to fall; (f) Ark sent back by cart drawn by two bulls. • Pillar bases: LEFT: (a) David as shepherd; (b) Plays harp
TYMPANUM • Adoration of the Magi and then warned not to return to Herod.
LINTEL: • Left: Nativity • Right: Angel appears to shepherds.
JAMB FIGURES
• Left: Isaiah (prophet of Christ's coming, now headless), and then Annunciation (Gabriel treading on devil; Mary treading on serpent). • Right Daniel (another prophet of Christ's coming, outermost) with the Visitation nearer the door (Mary on a burning bush, symbol of the Immaculate Conception and Elizabeth in the middle).
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.
• Third, continued: The four cardinal virtues and equivalent sins are on the left: † Prudence (open book) with Folly underneath (woman eating a pebble); † Justice (scales) with Injustice (falsify scales); † Strength (mail coat) † Temperence (dove) with Intemperence (uncovering the breast)
• Third, continued: On the right are the three theological virtues and equivalent sins: † Faith (chalice receiving blood of the Lamb) with Infidelity (eyes bandaged); † Hope (looks to heaven) with Despair (stabs self); † Charity (clothes beggar) with Avarice (hoarding gold).
• To provide balance, a fourth virtue is added: † Humility (dove) with Pride (falling headlong)
• Fourth archivolt: Twelve queens bearing scrolls that at one time bore their names; these are the fruits of the spirit as per Galatians 5:22-23.