Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela / Catedral de Santiago de Compostela / Exterior, south transept; Puerta de las Platerias, left jamb of left door: Christ Blessing, Creation of Adam, King David / Medieval; creation date: 1078-1211, consecration date: 1128, creation date: Baroque facade 1738-1750

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Work Title: Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela; Catedral de Santiago de Compostela
View Title: Exterior, south transept; Puerta de las Platerias, left jamb of left door: Christ Blessing, Creation of Adam, King David
Creator/Culture: architect: Bernard the Elder (Spanish, 1075-1075); patron: Diego Gelmírez, Bishop of Compostela (Spanish, c.1069-1149); architect: Facade by Fernando de Casas Novoa (Spanish, 1680-1749)
Site/Repository: Site: Santiago de Compostela (Galicia , Spain)
Period/Date: Medieval; creation date: 1078-1211, consecration date: 1128, creation date: Baroque facade 1738-1750
Media/Technique: granite
Dimensions: height: 22 m, length: 97 m
Subjects: Cathedrals; Catedral de Santiago de Compostela
Work Record ID: 138764
Image Record ID: 1351560
Classification Filing Number: 176; S235; 2Cgs 4a; *.
HART Image Order Number: 220068

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Collection: History of Art, VRC Image Bank
Record: 1351560
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1351560/1

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Full citation: History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1351560. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1351560/1. July 10, 2025.