Image: West Portal: Three Magi

The Three Magi holding their gifts. The Virgin and Child are on the left; their horses are being guarded by a boy on the right. On far right, the Magi visit Herod. Scenes 16-18 of the capital frieze on the west portal (c.1150), also known as the Royal Portal, whose celebrated sculptures show the transition from Romanesque to Gothic. Chartres Cathedral, France. Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France.