Title of Work
Miscellaneous Sculpture- Exterior
Title of Image
Statue on the North Tower - St. James the Less
Date
1507-13
Description
Miscellaneous Sculpture: Exterior
STATUE ON the South-west corner OF THE NORTH TOWER
Bearded, standing man holding a club. Massé identifies him as St. James the Less since the club was the instrument of his martyrdom. At his feet is a shield on which is the coat-of-arms. Part of it contains a lion that is from the coat of arms of Luxemburg. The surface of the rest of the shield is worn away.
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Late Gothic
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subtype of Work
Pinnacle
Category of Work
North Tower
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
Philip Maye
Copyright
Identifier
FCSVE2960700

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Statue on the North Tower - St. James the Less

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