Auxerre Cathedral, Crypt and Sculpture

Did I mention it is a St. Stephen church? Apparently they, like Bourges, didn't get the memo about the Marian cult.

South tympanum

Not entirely sure what is going on here, just inside the south door

Interestingly, there are funny faces all around the interior of the ambulatory, the
most sacred space; usually, they're on the outside, which is considered profane
(by some)

Yes, she prayed here, February 27, 1429, so the plaque said

Now headed down to the 11th century crypt and its very old
frescoes: Behave Yourself!

What remains is largely from Revelations: 4 Horseman, and a
Sauveur en cheval; Crowley

Another Horseman; Miller

Another Horseman; Layden

Yet another Horseman; Stuhldreher

Today's Pantokrator; Rockne?

Revelations 19:11-16: "Now I saw Heaven opened and, behold, a white horse.
And He who sat on him was called Faith and True and in Righteousness He
judges and makes war." Etc.

Googling "Jesus on horseback" takes you for quite a ride. Hi-ho, Silver.

Meanwhile, back upstairs, among the interior funny faces, this cathedral has not one
but two Green Men; only one is pictured, however

The 90 degree stuff reminded me of some other Gothic...
Senlis, Noyon? Looks like an accordion

Ample sculpture at Auxerre, but fairly degraded by weather, Revolutions...

Judgement

They never got around to finishing the tower, nor building
another, and, while Auxerre appears balanced and harmonious
on the inside, it is anything but on the outside