Title of Work
South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment)
Title of Image
Archivolts-Left- The Dead Arise
Date
c. 1194-1230
Description
South Porch, Central Portal (The Last Judgment)
Archivolts-Left- Second Register-The Dead Arise
Groups of the dead arise from their tombs. (Apocalypse 20: 13-4). Many have their palms pressed together in a gesture of prayer. Some push aside the lids of their coffins. Many appear to be wrapped in their shrouds.
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
Colum P. Hourihane
Copyright
Identifier
FCSP32511200
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