Title of Work
South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment)
Title of Image
Corbel, Left
Date
c. 1194-1230
Description
South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment Portal)
Corbel, Left
A crouching man with bare feet and a short garment (with a hood?). Since this figure is below the depiction of Heaven, Houvet suggests it "..laughs, as a sign of Joy. " (Houvet, p. 11)
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Gothic
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subtype of Work
Portal
Category of Work
Corbel
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
FCSP32310000
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Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Corbel, Left

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