25: Labor of December – Feasting

January 1, 1217

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25: Labor of December – Feasting
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane
Date
January 1, 1217
Identifier
FCW028AP2501
Description
Gothic; The Zodiac and Labors of the Months WindowDelaporte no. 17, Deremble-Manhes no. 28a Panel 25 Labor of December – FeastingIn the foreground is a table-on the tablecloth is a jug and several dishes of food. Delaporte suggested that the food might include bread, fish and a piece of pork, (thus reprising all the foods being produced in the other months) Behind the table sits a bearded man with a yellow cap holding a cup. In the rear are a hearth, a door, and what may be a window. There is an inscription DECENBER.Delaporte suggests that this scene was originally meant to represent January, and that panel 23 (killing a pig) was originally meant to personify December.; The Zodiac and Labours of the Months Window
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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