Description
The Passion Typological Window
Delaporte no. 59, Deremble-Manhes no. 37
Panel 24: Elijah raises the Son of the Sidonite (Third Kings 17: 17-23)
The prophet Elijah raises from the dead the son of the woman shown in panel 23.
At the bottom of the panel is an arcade- the scripture describes this episode took place in an upper room. The naked child lies on a bed at bottom right. His hands are crossed above his head. Elijah (haloed, inscription S. ELISEUS) stands at center, gesturing toward the boy with one hand, while raising his other hand upward. Behind him to the left is the widow, holding her head in her hands.
At the top of the panel is the roof of a house, to the extreme right is a curtain.
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.
