Title of Work
West Facade, Left Portal
Title of Image
Archivolts- Right; Labours of February and November
Date
c. 1145
Description
West Façade, Left Portal, Archivolts- Right
Zodiac and Labours of the Months
At left it the Labour of February. A bearded old man sits in front of a chimney, raising his hands toward the fire. He wears a hooded garment over another garment (of fur?).
At right is the Labour of November. A bearded man in a short tunic raises an ax to kill a boar with tusks.
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
FCSP12520300
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Archivolts- Right; Labours of February and November

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