| agent |
unknown (French sculptor) |
| culturalContext |
French |
| date |
ca. 1220 (creation) |
| description |
The central portal depicts the Last Judgment. Christ the Judge is flanked by Mary,
the Queen of Heaven, and John the Evangelist. Christ displays his Passion wounds;
angels carry the instruments of his Passion, the column, lance, crown of thorns, scourge,
nails, and cross. The lintel depicts Saint Michael weighing and separating the Saved
and the Damned. [page 202]
Kidson, Peter, Robert Branner, ed.; Chartres Cathedral: With source material and selected
critical writings, London: Thames & Hudson, 1969 [description source] |
| inscription |
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| location |
Chartres Cathedral (Chartres, Centre, France) [site]
South transept [location note] |
| material |
limestone |
| measurements |
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| relation |
partOf Chartres Cathedral [Core 4 Sample Database, refid="2" relids="w_1"] |
| rights |
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| source |
Core 4 Sample Database (VCat) |
| stateEdition |
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| stylePeriod |
Gothic (Medieval) |
| subject |
New Testament; saints; Jesus Christ; John, the Apostle, Saint; Mary, Blessed Virgin,
Saint; religion and mythology; Last Judgment (Christian iconography); Saint Michael;
salvation; damnation; souls; Symbols of the Passion (Christian iconography)
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| technique |
carving (processes) |
| textref |
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| title |
Last Judgment [cited, true, en]
Tympanum, South Transept, Chartres [descriptive, false, en] |
| worktype |
architectural elements; walls and wall components; tympana; sculpture (visual work);
reliefs (sculptures)
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| image courtesy Hartill Art Associates |
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