Jesus at the Pillar

16th or 17th century
Wood, polychrome, glass
Church of San Juan Bautista, Coixtlahuaca, Mexico

Traditionally images of the scourging show Jesus tied to a pillar. Most Oaxaca santos of this type have him standing, but here his fallen body pulls at the pillar to which it is tied. The horrifying lesions are typical of Passion santos in Mexico.

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Photographed at the church by Claire and Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.