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)
Right side Outer and Inner 9: Adam and Eve labor (Genesis 3: 16-9)
On the outer archivolt God (crossed halo) stands raising his hand in a gesture of blessing. On the inner archivolt. Adam (left) tills the soil with a shovel while Eve stand uses a drop spindle to spin.
Compare with panel 20 of the Good Samaritan Window (Delaporte no. 6, Deremble-Manhes no. 44)
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.
