Catalan Gothic school, end of the 14th century

Catalan Gothic school, late fourteenth century. Bartomeu Robió's circle.
Saint Matthew and Saint John the Evangelist.
Limestone.
31'50 x 16'50 x 13 cm (Saint Matthew); 31'50 x 17 x 11 cm (Saint John).
Attached report issued by Ximo Company and Montserrat Macià.

Both figures, bearded and with profuse hair, appear in a placid seated position and with a large book in their hands.
with a large book in their hands. The one on the left, identifiable with St. Matthew (Levi,
son of Alphaeus, publican and tax collector), appears with his hands crossed, resting on his supposed Gospel.
resting on his supposed Gospel; the one on the right, St. John the Evangelist, judging by his youth and beard
beard (fisherman and son of Zebedee, the "beloved disciple"), holds his Gospel.
the "beloved disciple"), holds his Gospel in his lap with open hands, one at each end of the book.
one at each end of the book; the book appears in an attractive slightly tilted position (a good compositional counterpoint).
compositional counterpoint). The folds of the cloaks appear well worked and with soft cadences. The sculptor
uses an exquisite and not very strident geometrization, which undoubtedly refers to forms typical of the workmanships that operate in the wide and fairly uniform Mediterranean arc. Catalan Gothic sculpture was highly appreciated in the European sphere of the 14th century, and among the most active sculptors was the one who developed in the area of Lleida, to the point that we can speak with all propriety of an active and recognized School of Lleida, which developed the best of the best of the Gothic sculptures.
of Lleida, which developed the best of its artistic production during the 14th and 15th centuries.