. Rheims and the battles for its possession . LEFT-HAND SPLAYING AND LINTEL OF THE CENTRAL DOOR (Cliche LL.) 37 The Right-Hand Door See photograph on p. 25 On the lintel, Saint Paul, blind, is being led to Ananias, who restores hissight and baptizes him. On the jambs are pretty little figures which have been variously inter-preted. The majority represent vices and virtues, on the inner portion:Courage, in knightly raiment; Cowardice fleeing before a hare; Charityholding out a purse; Avarice with a cash-box; on the outer portion: Prideblasted and overthrown with his horse; Sloth, represent
. Rheims and the battles for its possession . LEFT-HAND SPLAYING AND LINTEL OF THE CENTRAL DOOR (Cliche LL.) 37 The Right-Hand Door See photograph on p. 25 On the lintel, Saint Paul, blind, is being led to Ananias, who restores hissight and baptizes him. On the jambs are pretty little figures which have been variously inter-preted. The majority represent vices and virtues, on the inner portion:Courage, in knightly raiment; Cowardice fleeing before a hare; Charityholding out a purse; Avarice with a cash-box; on the outer portion: Prideblasted and overthrown with his horse; Sloth, represented as a man seatedwith his head resting on his elbows, in a stall; Wisdom seated, holding a bookand a lighted lamp. On the same jambs other figures are supposed to sym-bolise the seasons: Autumn sitting on a vine-trellis; Winter standing beforea fire-place; Spring in the midst of flowers; Summer with bared RIGHT-HAND SPLAYING OF THE RIGHT-HAND DOOR The two ci-ntral figures have been decapitated. The six statues in the splaying on the right [photo above) represent: theaged Simeon holding Christ in his arms; John the Baptist, Isaiah, Moseswith the brazen serpent and the tables of the Law; Abraham about to sacrificeIsaac; Samuel carrying a lamb (which has been broken). They differ bytheir more archaic style from the other sculptures of the lower facade, andclosely resemble those of the central door of the north transept of the Cathedralof Chartres. Like the latter, they date without doubt from the beginning ofthe 13th century. Possibly they belonged to an earlier doorway, or were pre-pared in advance for a purpose not realised, being finally utilised in the placewhere they now stand. The Last Judgment, in the gable, was severely damaged by shell splinters. 3456^4 38 The Left-Hand Door This door, on account of tlit* scaffolding which surrounded it, was seriouslydamaged by the tires of Septe
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