GÓMEZ, Martin the Elder

Spanish painter, a close follower of Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina. His production is documented in Cuenca where he worked on numerous commissions to decorate the interior of the cathedralGLOSSARYThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed. from around 1552 to 1574.