Description
Thomas the Apostle Window
Delaporte no. 46, Deremble-Manhes no. 23
Panel 23: Entombment of Thomas
The scene takes place in an interior- there is an arcade in the background. In the foreground, a sarcophagus, raised on small columns, stands parallel to the picture plane. Two men stand at its head and foot, lowering Thomas’s body (haloed, barefoot, arms crossed over his chest) into the tomb. Behind is another man, wearing a round cap.
Subject
Cathédrale de Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church decoration and ornament--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Church architecture--France--Chartres--Pictorial works.;Christian art and symbolism--France--Chartres--Medieval, 500-1500--Pictorial works.
