After its demolition in the early years of the 17th century, some pieces of the choir were reused in other parts of the cathedral and many others were used as simple construction material in various projects that were being carried out in the cathedral at that time.In...

Master Mateo and his workshop. Ca. 1200. Granite In the first section of the south façade of Master Mateo’s choir, the sequence of characters of the pillar on the right side of the central part of the Portico of Glory formed by the apostles Peter, Paul, James, and...

Master Mateo and his workshop. Ca. 1200. GraniteThe image of Saint Matthew, currently exhibited in the Cathedral Museum, comes from the south side façade of Master Mateo’s stone choir, in particular from the last section in which he would form a group with the rest of...

Master Mateo and his workshop. Ca. 1200. Granite with remains of polychromy The entrance of the cathedral canons to the interior of the choir, which occupied the first sections of the central nave of the cathedral, was through the open door at its head. In order to...

Master Mateo. Ca. 1200. Granite with remains of polychromy The cresting of the outer fence of Master Mateo’s choir was decorated with a sequence of figures of Biblical characters, four in each section between columns of the cathedral, separated by architectural...