Master Mateo
Illustration — Mestre Mateo (Santo dos Croques) Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Master Mateo (c. 1150 – c. 1200 or c.
Also recorded as Mateo · Mateo de Compostela · Master Matheus
Master Mateo
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- Died
- 1217
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Galicia
- Occupation
- sculptor · architect · epigrapher
- Known for
- Glory's Portico · Choir of Master Mateo · Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
- Languages
- Spanish · medieval Latin · Galician–Portuguese
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Illustration — Mestre Mateo (Santo dos Croques) Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela Master Mateo (c. 1150 – c. 1200 or c.
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Background
1217) was a sculptor and architect who worked in medieval Christian kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula during the second half of the twelfth century. He is best known now for the Pórtico da Gloria of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. He was also responsible for the Stone choir of Master Mateo of the cathedral in 1200, later torn down in 1603.
The earliest information about Maestro Mateo is from an 1168 document in the archives of the cathedral of Santiago, which says that the Master was already working on the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, for which he received a large sum of money from King Ferdinand II of León. Very little information remains about his early training, but everything seems to imply that he already had a long career behind him all along the Way of Santiago, especially in the French sections.
Interior de la Puerta Santa.
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Reconstrución parcial do coro pétreo do Mestre Mateo para a Catedral de Santiago de Compostela, hoxe exposta no Museo Catedralicio
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1140
Master Mateo born.
1217
Master Mateo died.
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