Title of Work
Miscellaneous Sculpture- Exterior
Title of Image
North Nave: Figure on the end of a buttress
Date
1225-35
Description
Miscellaneous Sculpture: Exterior
North Nave
Bearded bishop in an aedicule at the end of the westernmost buttress. He makes a gesture of blessing with one hand, while, with the other, he holds a crozier. He standing on a grotesque humanoid creature.
Country
France
Location
Chartres
Style
Gothic
Type of Work
Sculpture
Category of Work
Archivolts
Material
Glass
Condition
EXTENSIVELY
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
Philip Maye
Copyright
Identifier
FCSVE2801100

Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame

North Nave: Figure on the end of a buttress

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