Sculpture, North Portal, Chartres cathedral, France

L-r; Isaiah, standing on his sleeping ancestor Jesse, with the flower of the genealogical tree of Christ on his breast; Jeremiah, the prophet of the New Covenant, holding the cross foretelling Christ's Passion, and Simeon, holding the Christ child in his arms during the presentation in the temple, from the right splay of the central 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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Ancestor Canopy Chartres Covenant Eure-et-loir Genealogy Isaiah Jeremiah Porch Portal Rite Sculpted Simeon Splay

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