Description
North Porch, Central Portal
Outer Archivolts with figures of God from Genesis (outer) and the Creation of the Earth and the Fall of Man (inner)
Left side Lower: God on the first Day of Creation (Genesis 1:1-3)
God (seated, bearded) raises his hands toward the adjacent scenes on the inner archivolt, which show the first Day of Creation.
Right side 1: Creation of Heaven and Earth (Genesis 1:1-3)
Above are cloud forms. With the inscription CELV. Below is a mass of waves (rocks?) – the Inscription is TERREM
Left side upper: God on the first Day of Creation (Genesis 1:1-3)
God (crossed halo, bearded) sits, looking at (reading?) an open book in his lap.
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.
