Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Chartres Cathedral' has mentioned 'Lintel' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Above the right portal, the lintel is carved in two registers with (lower) the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Annunciation to the Shepherds and (upper) the Presentation in the Temple. | WIKI |
| Some see this as a depiction of the Ascension of Christ (in which case the figures on the lower lintel would represent the disciples witnessing the event) while others see it as representing the Parousia, or Second Coming of Christ (in which case the lintel figures could be either the prophets who foresaw that event or else the 'Men of Galilee' mentioned in Acts 1:9-11). | WIKI |
| The presence of angels in the upper lintel, descending from a cloud and apparently shouting to those below, would seem to support the latter interpretation. | WIKI |
| The lintel shows the Twelve Apostles while the archivolts show the 24 Elders of the Apocalypse. | WIKI |
| On the lintel are the Dormition (Death) and Assumption of the Virgin. | WIKI |
| Iconography of the various elements of the north transept portals Left (east) Portal Central Portal Right (west) Portal Jamb figures: Annunciation to Mary and the Visitation Old Testament Patriarchs, John the Baptist and St Peter King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, various prophets Lintel: Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin Judgment of Solomon Tympanum: Adoration of the Magi and the Dream of the Magi Coronation of the Virgin Job on the Dunghill Archivolts: Personifications of the Virtues and Vices Tree of Jesse / Prophets Old Testament Narratives (Esther, Judith, Samson, Gideon and Tobit) | WIKI |
| Iconography of the various elements of the south transept portals Left (west) Portal Central Portal Right (east) Portal Jamb figures: Martyr saints The Apostles Confessor saints Lintel: The martyrdom (by stoning) of St Stephen The weighing of souls and separation of the blessed and the damned Scenes from the lives of St Nicholas of Bari and St Martin of Tours Tympanum: Stephen's beatific vision of Christ Christ showing his wounds with the Virgin and St John and angels bearing the Arma Christi Further scenes from the lives of St Nicholas and St Martin Archivolts: Assorted martyr saints Choirs of angels and the dead rising from their tombs / Prophets Life of St Giles in lower register, other Confessors in the remaining voussoirs | WIKI |
| Work was begun on the Royal Portal with the south lintel around 1136 and with all its sculpture installed up to 1141. | WIKI |
| Opinions are uncertain as the sizes and styles of the figures vary and some elements, such as the lintel over the right-hand portal, have clearly been cut down to fit the available spaces. | WIKI |