Christ the Redeemer

This male figure, who some think was part of a hypothetical western facade that existed before Master Mateo's, was in fact the work of the "Maestro de los Paños Mojados" (Master of Wet Drapery). He was a contemporary of Mateo's who also worked on other pieces for the crypt, which would be relegated to the levels of the portico in the face of Mateo's stylistic dominance.

It is a voluminous piece lacking any rear detailing as it was designed to be attached to the wall. It depicts a male figure, decapitated and mutilated, on his feet and holding an open book in his hands. The figure's posture, with the right leg slightly bent, pulls on his garments to create a myriad of folds that cling to his body in a masterful example of the classical "wet drapery" technique.