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Title
Pilaster figure - Top
Contributor
Philip Maye (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Philip Maye
Identifier
FCSP13620700
Description
Jambs; Gothic; Top figure on the pilaster that separates the central portal from the right portal. A headless man with a cloven hoofed animal at his feet. There has been a great deal of speculation about this figure, mostly because of the inscription ROGERVS behind it. Heimann believes that the figure represents an Old Testament priest sacrificing a heifer, a prefiguration of the Last Supper which appears in the capital frieze above. She believes the inscription is the name of a mason or sculptor. (Heimann, pp. 97-9); West Facade, Central Portal
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
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.
Geographic Subjects
France
Chartres
Collection
Chartres: Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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