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Chartres, west side, left portal, archivolt (bottom to top description)

• First archivolt (inner): Aquarius, March with pruning vines.

• Second archivolt (outer): Scorpio, December with feasting, Sagittarius [centaur or archer]

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, west side, left door, archivolt.

• First archivolt (inner): April with tree blossoming, Aries, May with falconer and horse, Taurus.

• Second archivolt (outer): July with wheat cutting, Cancer, August with wheat threshing, Leo

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres, west side, right portal, Capitals:

• Last Supper (note Saint John with his head in Jesus' lap).

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Chartres west side, right portal, tympanum

• First archivolt: Pythagorus, Music, then 6 angels (not all seen)
• Second archivolt: Priscian or Donatus, Grammar, Ptolomy, Astronomy, Boethius or Pythagorus.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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Window 176 - West Rose - Last Judgment (restored, detail)

• Center: Christ enthroned in glory, displaying his wounds. Four beasts and angels surround him.
• First circle: Twelve apostles, with Abraham's bosom at 12 o'clock, and the judgment (weighing of souls) at 6 o'clock. Note the angel to the left and devil to the right.
• Outer circle: Starting from the 12:30 position, and proceeding clockwise (each circle on the right is paired with one on the left). (1, 12) Instruments of the passion; (2, 11) angels blow trumps; (3, 10) the resurrected dead awaiting judgment; (4,5,8,9) resurrection of the dead (naked, having just come from their graves); (6,7) hell (at the bottom of the circle, naturally enough).

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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Chartres west side, right portal, right hand side (L - R)

• Apostle
• Unknown OT figure
• Unknown OT figure

original (4295137767)

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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Window 003 - The Passion

Bottom to top, left to right:

• Row 06: Mary Magdalen tell the apostles of Jesus' resurrection; Christ appears to the holy women.
• Row 07: Jesus meets disciples on road to Emaeus; Jesus dines with the disciples from previous frame.

Album: Chartres-Cathedral

Categories: Chartres-Cathedral

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Album: Chartres-Cathedral

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