Chartres West Exterior Slides 100

Chartres West Exterior Slides 100

Chartres, north side, center portal

JAMB FIGURES

Right:

• 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.

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