Description
West Facade, Right Portal
Right doorpost, top figure
A standing angel holds a covered jar in its veiled hand. Heimann identifies him as the archangel Raphael, because his name means “god Heals” and because West Facade, Right Portal, right doorpost, top figure
A standing angel holds a covered jar in its veiled hand. Heimann identifies him as the archangel Raphael, because his name means “god Heals” and because Raphael heals the blindness of Tobias’ father with ointment kept in a jar.
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.
