MEDIEVAL SCULPTOR, French (active 1145-1155 in Chartres) |
West portal1145-55Stone Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres (Eure-et-Loire) | |
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On the the tympanum of the west portal (the Royal Portal) of Chartres Cathedral the Judge of the World appears. The difference between Romanesque and Gothic portals can be seen when comparing the south portal in Moissac and the west portal of Chartres, both representing the Last Judgment on the tympanum. | |
