West Facade, Central Portal, Right Side, Reims Cathedral

I find these sculptures very interesting, the cathedral itself had many sculptors with a diversity of skills and creative merit. I believe the book said there were three different sculptors for this piece. I enjoy the simplicity of the first two women from the left clothing I like the way it flows, and I feel like it is very realistic, and simple. I love the Bible stories these four figures tell us. The left two figures tell of Mary when she was pregnant with Jesus, and of her cousin Elizabeth who is pregnant with St. John the Baptist. Their faces tell the story, Mary on the right is youthful and vibrant, and Elizabeth on the far left has aging feature that we can clearly see, the detail is phenomenal. The two figures on the left tell of the night the archangel Gabriel visited Mary and told her she would bear Jesus. Their clothing is much different than the previous two, this is probably because they were done by different artists, but I also wonder if this clothing and style is done in a more sophisticated style and not so simplistic because of the situation it would have been a very important night, where as the left side is showing us an ordinary more casual day, just a thought. In all I appreciate that they tell these wonderful stories and how beautifully they are portrayed, they give me a feeling of flawlessness, which is interesting because they do tell stories of Jesus.