Moses, Royal Portal, Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France
Moses, holding the tablets of the law, wearing a Jewish hat and with his feet crossed in the style of Languedoc sculptors, with one other mutilated statue with no face and the other 2 removed and replaced with plain columns, from the right splay of the left bay of the Royal Portal, 1142-50, Western facade, Chartres cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. Chartres cathedral was built 1194-1250 and is a fine example of Gothic architecture. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13427146
Media ID
45101813
Size
4812px x 5499px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
