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.
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.
