Title of Work
The Zodiac and Labours of the Months Window
Title of Image
18: Labor of August - Threshing Grain
Date
1217 to ca. 1220
Description
The Zodiac and Labors of the Months Window- Delaporte no. 17, Deremble-Manhes no. 28a
Panel 18 Labor of August - Threshing Grain
A man with a bare torso and feet threshes grain with a flail. He is surrounded by bound sheaves- to the right are a rake and a grain-fork.
There is an inscription AVGVSTVS in the green border below him to the right.
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Gothic
Type of Work
Glass
Subtype of Work
Lancet Window
Material
Glass
Condition
Good
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.
Bibliography
Photographer
Jane Vadnal
Copyright
Identifier
FCW028AP1801
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