Description
North Porch, Central Portal, Right Jambs: Peter- Detail
Keys carried by the Apostle Peter, who was though to be the first Pope. In Matthew 16:18-9, Christ calls Peter the "rock ... upon which I shall build my church).
Kidson and other scholars believe this statue, and the statue of Melchisodech opposite it, were added later, when the buttress was cut back to allow the construction of the North Porch. (Kidson, p. 33).
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.
