Master Mateo
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File:Mestre Mateo (Santo dos Croques) Catedral de Santiago de Compostela.jpg
Master Mateo (c. 1150 – c. 1200 or c. 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 de la Gloria of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. He was also responsible for the {{ill|Stone choir of Master Mateo|es|Coro pétreo del Maestro Mateo}} of the cathedral in 1200, later torn down in 1603. {{Cite web |title=Master Mateo |url=http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/sculpture/master-mateo.htm |website=visual-arts-cork.com}}
Background
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.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
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.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
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External links
- [http://www.wga.hu/html_m/m/master/mateo/p_gloria.html Portico de la Gloria]
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Category:12th-century sculptors
Category:Medieval Spanish sculptors
Category:Medieval Spanish architects
Category:Romanesque architects
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Category:Year of death unknown
Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:12th-century Spanish architects
Category:12th-century people from León and Castile
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