Title
Chartres Cathedral, stained glass window of the Zodiac and the Works of the Months
Caption
Chartres Cathedral, France. Stained glass window of the Zodiac and the Works of the Months (Bay 28)
Detail.
t.l.: the month of December (Christmas meal)
t.r.. the sign of Capricorn (half-goat, half-fish symbolising the winter solstice)
b.l. : the month of November (slaughter of the pig)
b.r. : the sign of Sagittarius (centaur symbolising Christ triumphing over his enemies)
bottom: topping up barrels of wine and the sign of Scorpio
1217-1220
Date
1217
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL23A00_059
License type
Rights managed
Available size
72,2Mb (6,1Mb) / 18,1in x 15,5in / 5428 x 4648 (300dpi)