Left Pillar West 5: Charity

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Title
Left Pillar West 5: Charity
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane (contributor)
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Contributor
Vadnal, Jane
Identifier
FCSP3295B452
Description
Pillar- bas-relief; Gothic; West Face- Virtues and Vices.5: Personification of CharityCharity is personified as a seated , barefooted, female figure supporting a shield on which there is a ewe. She is handing a cloth (garment) to a small figure standing at left The figure is barefooted and has a bare torso. She is framed by a flat beam supported by columns.Compare to personification on the archivolts of the left portal of the North Porch.; South Porch, Central Portal (Last Judgment)
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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