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Jamb statues; Old Testament Kings and Queens

  • Salon 4, catalog no. 3
  • High Gothic, 1145-1155
  • Chartres, France
  • Old Testament Kings and Queen, jamb statues at the central doorway of the Royal Portal at Chartres Cathedral
  • These sculptures represent the royal ancestors of Christ and both figuratively and literally support the New Testament figures above the doorways. They also act as symbols of the kings and queens of France, symbols of secular as well as biblical authority.
  • These sculptures initiated an era of artistic concern with personality and individuality.
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