Description
South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment Portal)
Trumeau- Detail of Lower Level Base
A man and a woman giving alms. The woman wears fashionable 13th century garments, including a barbette (chin strap) and a tourette (flat tart-shaped hat). They are often supposed to be Peter Mauclerc, the Count of Dreux and his wife, Alix. See Williams for a discussion of these figures.
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.