Jesús’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Portrait of the Painter Fernando Castillo
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

The Shadow
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

How to Fight Fascism
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

Self-Portrait
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

Self-Portrait
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

Sleeping Woman
Jesús Escobedo Mexican, 1918-1978

Pénétrable de Chicago
Jesús Rafael Soto Venezuelan, 1923–2005

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers
Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

Ave Jesu Parvule
Eric Gill English, 1882-1940

White Crucifixion
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985

The Butterfly (La Mariposa)
Jesus Sanchez Uribe Mexican, born 1948

After the War is Over
Felipe Jesus Consalvos Cuban-American, 1891-c. 1960

A Woman Seated in an Armchair
Jesús Guerrero Galván Mexican, 1910-1973

Don't Lose Your Head (No Pierdas las Cabeza)
Jesus Sanchez Uribe Mexican, born 1948

Pure Coincidence (Pura Coincidencia)
Jesus Sanchez Uribe Mexican, born 1948

The Sacred Well Where the Sacred Ones Rest (El Cenote Sagrado o Donde Yacen los Sacrificados)
Jesus Sanchez Uribe Mexican, born 1948

The Crucifixion
Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664)

Christ Entering Jerusalem
Richard Scheibe German, 1879-1964

Jesus Before Caiaphas, from The Small Passion
Jacques Callot French, 1592-1635

Bust of Jesus as a Youth
François Duquesnoy (Flemish, 1597–1643)