Title of Work
West Facade, Right Portal
Title of Image
Doorpost figure -left
Date
c. 1145
Description
West Facade, Right Portal:Left door jamb, top figure
Heimann identifies this as an “angel carrying a soul in a cloth and trampling a demon underfoot, while a second angel rushes headlong to attack this demon” (Heimann, p. 90) She relates it to the scene on the frieze above, of the Maries at the tomb, which she links to Christ’s triumph over death.
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Gothic
Type of Work
Sculpture
Subtype of Work
Exterior
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
FCSP11260190
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Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

Doorpost figure -left

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