Description
The Jesse Tree Window
Delaporte no. 1, Deremble-Manhes no. 49
Panel 19: The Prophet Habakkuk (left)
Habakkuk (Habacuc, Havakuk) holds a phylactery with the inscription ABACUC PROPHETA.
Over his head, a hand emerges from a cloud which Delaporte suggests is a symbol of divine inspiration.
Some restorations
Panel 20: Christ and the Doves representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit; and Panel 22: The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit (center and above)
Christ (haloed) sits at the apex of the tree. Surrounding His head are seven doves with halos These are the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, as enumerated in Isaiah 11:2, ‘And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness.’ Each dove is enclosed in a medallion with an inscription on the border : SAPIENTIA, INTELLECTUS, FORTITUDO, PIETAS, CONSILIUM, SCIENTIA, TIMOR.
There is also a window in the clerestory showing the Virgin surrounded by the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit (Delaporte no. 135, Deremble-Manhes no. 166).
Panel 21: Sophonias (Zephaniah) (right)
Sophonias (Zephaniah) was one of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Old Testament.
He holds a phylactery with the inscription SO: PHONIAS; PR[O]FETA. Over his head, a hand emerges from a cloud which Delaporte suggests is a symbol of divine inspiration.
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.
