Description
North Porch, Central Portal, Isaiah - Detail - Scole
Most scholars believe this is the sleeping figure of Jesse since it was Isaiah who described the Jesse Tree. (Isaiah 11:1 "And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.")
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.
