Amiens Cathedral West Facade - the 'Virtues & Vices' Quatrefoils

The quatrefoils of the central portal contain a longer than usual set of paired virtues and vices. Normally, the upper
image consists of a seated personification of a virtue (usually female), carrying a shield emblazoned with the emblem
of that virtue (unusually, 05 - Charity also 'enacts' herself by handing a cloak to a beggar). In each case the corresponding
vice is shown in the lower quatrefoil and, as usual, these are enacted. Some of the vices follow the familiar forms seen
elsewhere (e.g. on the west facade of Notre Dame de Paris) but one or two are unique to Amiens.

To View any quatrefoil in detail, click on one of the thumbnail images below the plan. The 'next' and 'previous'
buttons on the detail pages follow a simple top to bottom / left to right order. To browse through all the quatrefoils, click here.

Virtues/vices to the left of the central portal

11 - Humility	09 - Prudence	07 - Chastity	05 - Charity	03 - Hope	01 - Faith
11 - Pride	09 - Folly	07 - Lust	05 - Avarice	03 - Despair	01 - Idolatry

Virtues/vices to the right of the central portal

02 - Courage	04 - Patience	06 - Gentleness	08 - Concord	10 - Constancy	12 - Perseverence
02 - Cowardice	04 - Impatience	06 - Violence	08 - Discord	10 - Rebellion	12 - Inconstancy