Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient ChurchesA study of santos in 16th-century and other churches in Oaxaca, Mexico
By Claire and Richard Stracke Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. In Santa Ana del Valle: Candelaria |
St. Anne |
Saint Anne: Our informants told us there had been no restoration of the statue. There is a smear of red paint near the veil and on the left cheek. The halo is a solid circle set at about a 60º angle behind the head, of the same gold as the inside of the veil and the edging of the robe, incised with a star shape. The book is tied to the left hand. Local Name: Santa Ana. Basis for Identification: Halo, wimple, open book in left hand. Site: Church of Santa Ana del Valle. Location: Center of the retablo of the main altar. Media and construction: Polychrome. Eyes: painted. Size: About 5 feet (150 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Santa
Ana 2, Santa Ana 3, possibly
a statue in Teotitlán. External Links: Next: A high relief of St. Anne with
Mary and Jesus, on the right end of this same retablo |