The example of Spanish Romanesque technique is located inside of the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in A Coruña, Spain. The statues of the four prophets, Jerimiah, Daniel, Isaiah, and Moses, were created by Master Mateo using the medium of stone in the year of 1168. The works were commissioned by King Ferdinand II of León. Looking at the Romanesque styled statues the style appears blocky and mechanical. The folds of the robes are chunky and linear sometime appearing as mere lines that cross the underlying stone. The prophets appear to be of similar size with expressive heads attached. The theme is one of monastic piety with each face appear strained and serious except for the prophet Daniel who holds his scroll of the apocalypse in his hands,
