Title of Work
West Facade, Left Portal
Title of Image
Archivolts- Left: Labour of August
Date
c. 1145
Description
West Façade, Left Portal-Archivolts- Left
Zodiac and Labours of the Months
Labour of August
A barefoot man binds sheaves of grain. Above him (or on his back?) is another sheaf and an object that Houvet describes as a flail.
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Gothic
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subtype of Work
Portal
Category of Work
Archivolts
Material
Stone
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
FCSP12500370
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