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32: St. Michael weighing souls

January 1, 1210

32: St. Michael weighing souls

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Title
32: St. Michael weighing souls
Contributor
Jane Vadnal (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jane Vadnal
Date
January 1, 1210
Identifier
FCW143AP3201
Description
.; Gothic; West Rose- The Last JudgmentDeremble-Mahnes no. 143, Delaporte no. 176.Panel 32: St. Michael weighing soulsThe archangel Michael (halo, barefooted, multicolored wings) stands at left. He holds a set of scales with two human heads on the balance pans. Delaporte says that the face on one of these heads has a tranquil expression while the other it terrified. A large horned devil, naked except for a loincloth, stands at right. It has a brown body and a large green animal-like head. Delaporte says it appears to be trying to distract Michael while a smaller demon with a green body and a brown head (below) tries to tip the balance of the scale.Compare devils to those in panels 34 and 36. Above, panel 2 depicts a haloed, winged man, the symbol of St. Matthew the Evangelist.; West Rose- The Last Judgement
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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