Chartres Cathedral, Ascension portal, archivolts, September, Virgo, Sagitarius, Taurus, June and March
The archivolts of the Ascension portal represent a calendar in which signs of the zodiac alternate with figures of the labors of the months. At the crown of the arch, the outer figures represent the month of September (a man places grapes into a vat, while another man stomps them) and the zodiac signs, Virgo, the Virgin, and Sagittarius, the centaur with a bow. The inner figures show the zodiac sign, Taurus, the bull, and the months of June (a man mowing grain with a long scythe) and March (a hooded man pruning a vine).
D'Emilio photo archive no. s20000109uGalleries:Archivolts with figural decoration, Centaurs, France 1140s, Gothic Sculpture, Labors of the Months, Signs of the Zodiac, West portals, Chartres cathedralKeywords:angel, cask, centaur, grapes, pruningPhoto Location: Chartres (Eure-et-Loir), FrancePhotographer: Dr. James D’EmilioDate of Photo:Device Make: NikonDevice Model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 5000 EDOriginal Dimensions: 5414×3578Picture Orientation: LandscapeGPS Coordinates:Picture Number: 22113
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