Santo dos Croques of the Portico of Glory
Just in the reverse of the mullion appears a kneeling figure, with its right hand on the chest and holding a cartouche with the left hand where, according to the tradition, it was writing “architectus”. This image represents Master Mateo himself, who places himself looking at the high altar, offering his work to Santiago. Traditionally, faithful people hit the sculpture’s head against themselves three times so that Master Mateo could transfer some of his wisdom to them, and for that reason, it is known as Santo dos croques.
master mateo (1161 – 1217)
Master Mateo (c. 1161-1217), Spanish sculptor of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral, renowned for his Portico de la Gloria reliefs & religious figures.
The Catedral de Santiago Foundation (Sijan de Kompostela, Španija)
Otkrijte nasleđe Camino de Santiago u Muzeju fondacije katedrale Santiago! Istražite arheološka blaga, zadivljujuće skulpture i Portico de la Gloria majstora Matea – duhovni prolaz kroz istoriju.
O ovom umetničkom delu
- Naslov: Santo dos Croques of the Portico of Glory
- Umetnik: master mateo
- Godina: 1200
- Format: Landscape
- Status autorskih prava: Javno vlasništvo
- Mesto izlaganja: The Catedral de Santiago Foundation
- Paleta boja: Earthy
- Percepcija svetline: deep_shadow

