_Lower portion_: Above the lintel, which is decorated with a frieze of finely carved foliage, the resurrection is depicted. The dead, awakened by angels blowing trumpets, leave their graves. They are young, and either naked or scantily clothed. In the centre St. Michael weighs the souls in a balance. In one of the scales is the Lamb of God which "taketh away the sins of the world," while in the other is the head of a demon. _Middle portion_: Separation of the good from the evil. To the left, the elect, clothed and serene, ascend to Heaven, where they are received by St. Peter; to the right, a demon pushes the condemned into an enormous pair of open jaws representing the infernal regions. _Upper portion_: Christ, surrounded by the Virgin and St. John kneeling, and by angels bearing the instruments of the Passion, judges mankind. Above, in the point of the arch, the "Son of Man" half emerges from clouds, having in his mouth two swords. On either side is an angel, one bearing the sun, the other the moon, represented by discs. The eight borders which form the arches on either side of the tympanum contain over 150 statues representing the celestial hierarchy. In the lower row of the first six borders, scenes relating to the Last Judgment are also represented. [Illustration: HEAD OF THE "BEAUTIFUL GOD" STATUE.] [Illustration: TYMPANUM OF CENTRAL DOORWAY. (_page 12_) THE LAST JUDGMENT. (_Cliché LL_).] [Illustration: DETAILS OF CENTRAL PORCH (_left-hand side_) The Apostles are represented in the following order (_from left to right_): _St. Peter_, with cross and keys. _St. Andrew_, with cross. _St. James_, with sword (recalling his martyrdom), and wallet. _St. John_, with beardless face, holds a cup, out of which comes a serpent. The last two, with palm branch and axe, have not been identified. The two prophets on the right are _Isaiah_ (scroll) and _Jeremiah_ (cross). CENTRAL PORCH (_left-hand side_). ] [Illustration: DIVIDING PILLAR OF "MOTHER-OF-GOD" DOOR WITH VIRGIN.] "Mother-of-God" door (_See photo p. 11_) This doorway has been dedicated to the Virgin, and forms one of the most complete representations of the worship of Mary produced by the iconographic statuary of the Middle Ages. On the pier: A remarkably fine statue of the Virgin, belonging to the first half of the 13th century (_photo opposite_). The six bas-reliefs of the pier basement represent the story of Adam and Eve: Creation of man--creation of woman--warning not to touch the forbidden fruit--the original sin--expulsion from the Garden of Eden--Adam and Eve at work. On each side of the Virgin, in the splaying of the door, are six large statues:-- _To the left_: The Wise Men of the East offer presents to the child Jesus; Herod questions the Wise Men; Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. _To the right_: Three groups of statues in pairs represent the Annunciation, Visitation, and Presentation (_photo below_).