Faces in the London Pórtico de la Gloria

Pilgrimage is of all people, faiths, sferes and ages - for hunters, gatherers and smorgasbordians:
Er is geen weg naar de vrede; vrede is de weg - Simon Vinkenoog
Truth is a pathless land - Jiddu Krishnamurti

- http://www.archive.org/details/wayofsaintjames01kinguoft -
- http://www.archive.org/details/wayofsaintjames02kinguoft -
- http://www.archive.org/details/wayofsaintjames03kinguoft -

All these faces are cut out of pictures of the plaster copy in the Victoria & Albert Museum at London of the Pórtico de la Gloria in Saint James's cathedral at Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Courtesy and © (permission given on 22-5-9) of Mr. Gareth Thomas who took al of these photos on the eve of his pilgrimage from England through France to Santiago. On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz_kusZqrLQ you may see his video; a comment says: How beautifully BLISS is shown on the faces... :-)

You may read more about the making of these pictures and Gareth's pilgrimage in Re: The Santiago Enigma by Gareth Thomas on March 29th, 2008, 11:37 pm on http://www.pilgrimage-to-santiago.com/board/miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic3794.html#p20890 .

This was followed by reactions on The Santiago Enigma like:
http://www.pilgrimage-to-santiago.com/board/miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic3794-25.html#p21219 and
http://www.pilgrimage-to-santiago.com/board/miscellaneous-about-santiago/topic3794-25.html#p21968 .

You may notice first Daniel’s vivid and human face and then the spiritual and similar faces of the Christ in Majesty and both James’s (Major and Minor). These pictures make it obvious that Master Mateo had a purpose or a mission, if not a direct order from his bishop to create these clear similarities.

Did anyone ever read or hear about Mateo's iconographic programme?

Pilgrimsplaza
http://www.pelgrimspaden.nl/
http://the-santiago-enigma-clues.blogspot.com/
http://the-santiago-enigma-gateway.blogspot.com/

right / John
Below: left / right
Daniel / Daniel
Christ / Major
/ Christ
Major /
/ Minor
Minor / Major
Christ / Minor
Boanerges
organistrumists

The last but one picture shows the twin Boanerges (sons of thunder): the brothers James Minor & John. The last picture is that of the faces of the two players on the organistrum at the top of the Pórtico.