Left Portal- Tympanum | Digital Pitt

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Title
Left Portal- Tympanum
Contributor
Jane Vadnal (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Jane Vadnal
Identifier
FCAE111L0170
Description
Portal; Gothic; Exterior of the West Façade from the WestRoyal Portal - Tympanum of Left PortalThe tympanum of the left door shows the Ascension or the Second Coming. Christ (crossed halo) stands on a cloud, supported by two angels. Below are four angels (descending from the clouds?) Some of them have their mouths open (singing?). On the lintel below are ten seated men holding books or scrolls and looking upward (apostles?). On the archivolts are the Signs of the Zodiac and the Labors of the Months.; West Façade: ”Royal 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
Rights Information
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