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Gothic portal sculpture programs: Chartres, Reims, and Amiens (c.1200–1260)

Gothic portal sculpture programs: Chartres, Reims, and Amiens (c.1200–1260)

  2. Chartres Royal Portal program consolidates Gothic iconography

    Labels: Royal Portal, Incarnation Tympanum

  3. Fire at Chartres prompts major Gothic rebuilding

    Labels: Chartres Cathedral, 1194 Fire

  4. Chartres north transept portal sculpture begins

    Labels: North Transept, Triumph of

  6. Chartres south transept central portal carved

    Labels: South Transept, Last Judgment

  7. Reims Cathedral rebuilding begins after 1210 fire

    Labels: Reims Cathedral, 1210 Fire

  8. Amiens Cathedral west front campaign begins

    Labels: Amiens Cathedral, West Fa

  9. Amiens “Beau Dieu” trumeau figure carved

    Labels: Beau Dieu, Amiens Cathedral

  10. Reims acquires land for western façade and portals

    Labels: Reims Cathedral, Land Acquisition

  11. Amiens west façade (including portals) built rapidly

    Labels: Amiens Cathedral, West Fa

  12. Reims “Smiling Angel” carved for Annunciation group

    Labels: Smiling Angel, Reims Cathedral

  13. Amiens completes rose-window level; portals remain focal

    Labels: Amiens Cathedral, Rose Window

  14. Reims western façade construction begins under Jean le Loup

    Labels: Reims Cathedral, Jean le

  15. Reims portal completion extends beyond 1260

    Labels: Reims Cathedral, Portal Completion