The emergence of the smile in Medieval Art in the Portico of Glory (1168-1188) of Santiago de Compostela Cathedral. In the Portico, the smile on the face of the column statue of the Prophet Daniel is an expression of sensitivity hitherto unprecedented in the History of Art, and a paradigm that preceded the positive psychology of Gothic man.

Analysis of the style, shapes, musicality, colors and characters in the Portico of Glory of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Romanic Masterpiece by architect and sculptor Master Mateo (fl.1161-1227).