Description
North Porch, Central Portal
Outer Archivolts with figures of God from Genesis (outer) and the Creation of the Earth and the Fall of Man (inner)
Lower Left: God on the Fifth Day of Creation (Genesis 1: 20-3)
God (crossed halo, bearded) sits; behind him is a beardless male figure (Adam?)
Lower Right: Creation of fish and birds on the Fifth Day of Creation (Genesis 1:30-3)
Below are stylized waves in which fish appear. Above are many figures of birds. Some scholars discern an eagle and an owl among them.
Upper Left: God on the Sixth Day of Creation (Genesis 24-5)
God (crossed halo, bearded) sits, raising one of his hands toward the animals in the inner archivolt.
Upper Right: Creation of animals on the Sixth Day of Creation (Genesis 24-5)
There are several animals in this scene. At front is a lion; behind is a creature with a down turned horn (a goat?), a horse-like creature and another unidentified animal. (Note that the two panels above this may also represent the creation of the animals)
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.
