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)
Creation of animals on the Sixth Day of Creation (Genesis 1: 24-5)
There are several animals in this scene. At front is a lion; behind is a creature with a down turned horn (a goat?), a horse-like creature and another unidentified animal. (Note that the two panels above this may also represent the creation of the animals)
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.
