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The Portico of Glory of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is a Romanesque portico accomplished by Master Mateo and his workshop, on the orders of King Fernando II of Galiza. The king donated to Mateo one hundred maravedís annually between 1168 and 1188, dates that can be found registered on the stone. Before initiating the work on the Portico, his workshop finished the naves of the Cathedral by building a new crypt between the naves and the surrounding terrain. The portico, with its over 200 sculptures in Romanesque style, is the artistic high point of the cathedral. It is considered the greatest work of Spanish Romanesque sculpture. The portico consists of three arches. The central arch represents the final destination of the true Christians: glory and resurrection. The left arch is decorated with sculptures of patriarchs of Old testament and Jewish people waiting for arrival of the Christ. The right arch represents new testament and the Final Judgement.〔 == Central arch and tympanum == The central arch, twice as wide as the other two, has a tympanum and is divided by a central column—a mullion—containing a depiction of Saint James. In the centre, the Pantocrator is shown, with the image of Christ in Majesty, displaying in his hands and feet the wounds of crucifixion. Surrounding Christ, the tetramorph with the figures of the four Evangelists with their attributes: left, top St. John and the eagle and below St. Luke with the ox, on the right, above St. Matthew on the hood of the tax collector and below St. Mark and the lion.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=26 June 2015 )〕 Below the Christ figure Maeostro Mateo has placed Santiago, below him Hercules and on the other side his self portrait. Pilgrims used to touch the picture of Maestro Mate and Hercules to get their wisdom and strength, but this is not possible any more.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Portico of Glory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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