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 Tlaxiaco: Bust
of the Virgin Mary |
Christ Carrying the Cross |
Christ carrying the Cross: The face has a fine, lifelike sheen; the hands are also lifelike. Blood is represented in the traditional manner. The crosspieces are green and dowel-shaped, with silver-colored end caps.
Basis for Identification: Purple
robe, knotted cincture, blood streaming from the
forehead. Other characteristics: To the left, on a low stand on the altar, is a 2 foot (60 cm.) Trinity of recent construction. Site: Church of the Assumption, Tlaxiaco. Location: On the second altar along the north wall of the nave (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric robe. Eyes: probably glass, no lashes. Hair: wig. Lips parted. Size: About 5½
feet (165 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Cuilapan, Yanhuitlán, Zimatlán. External Links: External Links: Previous santo Introduction to Tlaxiaco 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.) Actual orientations may differ. The photo shown here is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free to share or remix it on two conditions: first, that you attribute it to the photographers, Claire and Richard Stracke, without implying any approval of your work on their part; second, that if you alter, transform, or build upon this photo, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. |