On the central porch, the Portail Royal, the stately, deliberately elongated sculptures of Old Testament figures contrast with the freer, more vigorous statuary that adorns the church's northern and southern porches.
The biblical figures are placed around the church to bring them good blessings.
mnli hypothesis: The biblical figures are placed around the church to bring them good blessings. premise: On the central porch, the Portail Royal, the stately, deliberately elongated sculptures of Old Testament figures contrast with the freer, more vigorous statuary that adorns the church's northern and southern porches.