Chartres Cathedral. Right Door of the Royal Portal, West Side, XII Century

Charles Nègre

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a stone sculpture with standing figures carved into the pillars of a structure. The figures wear draped robes and have halos around their heads. The stone is weathered and aged, and the figures are life-sized. Smaller carvings and patterns decorate the pillars. More carved figures and scenes are visible on the surrounding panels.