# Christ the Almighty [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MESA, Juan de]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Polychrome wood. height 181 cm ## Commentary Christ the Almighty 1620 Polychrome wood. height 181 cm Iglesia de Jesús, Seville In de Mesa's work, predominantly processional sculpture, the authenticity of anatomy and the emotional force anticipate the realism of the Seville school. This is exemplified by his most celebrated devotional image, that of Christ the Almighty in the basilica del Gran Poder in Seville \(the Iglesia de Jesús\). ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()