What do the jamb sculptures from the central portal of the west façade of Reims Cathedral depict and how are they stylistically diverse?

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1. The pair on the right portrays the Visitation in which Mary (left), pregnant with Jesus, visits her older cousin Elizabeth (right), who is pregnant with St. John the Baptist.
2. The sculptor drew heavily on ancient Roman sources, which is evident in the solidity of the bulky, heavily draped bodies, the contrapposto pose, and the full faces and wavy hair that recall Roman statues.
3. The pair to the left enacts the Annunciation, in which the archangel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus.
4. Mary's slight body, broad planes of simple drapery, and restrained gesture contrast with the tangibility of the figures in the Visitation, and the figure of Gabriel, whose tall, gracefully swaying body, small fine-featured head, precious expressions, and mannered pose of aristocratic refinement would become the fashionable International Gothic Style.

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