Chartres, north side, center portal
JAMB FIGURES
Left:
• Moses - with brazen serpent on the pole, symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Golden calf beneath.
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Chartres, North side, right portal
INNER ARCH
• Fourth archivolt: Tobias, son of Tobit, who restored vision to his father as Christ would to Israel.
Left:
† Tobit blesses son before departure, with angel watching;
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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]
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Chartres, north side, right portal. These are OT types or prefigurements of Christ.
Right, detail:
• Beneath Joseph who was sold into Egypt: Potipher's wife to whom the devil whispers.
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Window 024 - Saint Martin of Tours
Bottom to top, left to right:
• Row 03: Martin revives a catachumen who died prior to baptism; Cobbler trimming sole of shoe as donor; Saint Hillaire makes Martin an exorcist.
• Row 04: Martin is attack by two ruffians, one saves his life; The brigands waiting to attack; Martin escapes by making a pine tree fall on the brigands.
• Row 05: The people of Tours seek a new bishop (both sides); Martin ordained bishop (middle).
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Chartres, north side, left portal
TYMPANUM
• Adoration of the Magi and then warned not to return to Herod.
LINTEL:
• Left: Nativity
• Right: Angel appears to shepherds.
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 three theological virtues and equivalent sins.
• At top, to provide balance, a fourth virtue is added:
† Humility (dove) with Pride (falling headlong)
Then descending:
† Charity (clothes beggar) with Avarice (hoarding gold).
† Hope (looks to heaven) with Despair (stabs self).
• 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.
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