Sculpture, North Portal, Chartres cathedral, France

L-r; Balaam, King of Moab, standing on his ass; the Queen of Sheba, who came to Jerusalem to test the wisdom of Solomon, standing on her African servant, and King Solomon standing on the mad Marcoulf, from the left splay of the right bay of the North Portal, built 1198-1217, Chartres Cathedral, Eure-et-Loir, France. The North Portal was the last of the 3 portals to be built at Chartres and is monumental in scale. Its sculpted works follow the theme of Redemption. 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

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