Workshop of Master Mateo of Compostela
St. Matthew

Late 12th century
Crypt of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

The statue pictures St. Matthew at work on his gospel. If there ever was a second statue with the boy or angel that is his attribute, it is not now in evidence.

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Photographed at the cathedral by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.