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 San Juan Teitipac: Christ
carrying the Cross |
St. John the Baptist |
Saint John the Baptist: Local Name: San Juanito. Basis for Identification: Book and lamb on left hand, banner in right hand, wearing animal skins only. Site: Church of San
Juan Teitipac. Location: Along the south wall of the nave, left of the fresco of St. John's head (see note). Media and construction: Wood,
gesso, paint, fabric banner tied to an unfinished stick
of wood. Eyes: painted. Size: About 1½
feet (45 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Coixtlahuaca,
Huitzo,
Mitla,
Tamazulapan,
Tamazulapan (as child), Teitipac (life
size), Teitipac
(severed head), Teotitlán,
Zimatlán. External Links: Next:
Nearby, a statue of
the severed head of John the Baptist Introduction to San Juan Teitipac Note: On
this
site,
references to the cardinal directions always assume
that the main altar is at the east end of the church,
the narthex or entry area at the west end, and the two
walls
of the nave on the
north and south. (The
nave is the long central section.)
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