José de Mora

He died in Granada in 1724 and was buried in the Convent of St. Anthony of the Discalced Franciscan Friars. His work can be usefully studied in the eight statues in the Chapel of Cardinal Salazar in the Mosque-Cathedral in Córdoba, and in the statues of Saint Bruno and Saint Joseph in the Charterhouse near Granada. However, his main masterpiece was the sculpture of the Christ of Salvation (currently, Christ of Mercy), made for a funerary chapel in the Church of St. Gregory Baeticus in Granada. The origins of this great sculpture were unknown until the year 2018, when Dr. José Antonio Díaz (Art historian from the University of Granada) discovered and published the documents which reveal all the information about this relevant sculpture of the Spanish Baroque. Furthermore, the sculpture of Our Lady of Sorrows made for the Oratory of St. Philip Neri of Granada (currently, in the Church of St. Anne) is known as the second best work carved by José de Mora.

The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is art of sculpture. Alonso Cano is recorded as an influence. Work by José de Mora is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Museum of Sculpture and Museo Nacional de Arte.

• Name — José de Mora • Born — 1 March 1642 (Baptism) • Birthplace — Baza (Granada) • Died — 25 October 1724 • Place of death — Granada • Known for — Sculpture • Movement — Baroque José de Mora (1642–1724) was a Spanish sculptor.

Granada • Christ of Mercy (1688), Church of St. Joseph, Granada. • Our Lady of Sorrows (1671), Church of St. Anne, Granada. • St. Pantaleón, Church of St. Anne, Granada. • St. Bruno, Charterhouse of Granada. • St. Joseph, Charterhouse of Granada. • Ecce Homo and Our Lady of Sorrows, Monastery of Santa Isabel la Real. • Christ of Vera Cruz, Ermitage of Calvario, Colomera. Jaén • Our Lady of Angustias. Jaén Cathedral. • Our Lady of Amargura. Parroquia del Salvador Seville • Our Lady of Sorrows, Church of Our Lady of Victory, Osuna. Valladolid • Our Lady of Sorrows, from Güell Collection, Museo Nacional-Colegio de San Gregorio, Valladolid.