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 the Museum in the
former convento at Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán: Crucifix
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Crucifix 3: The nailheads are large and elaborate and decorated with glass "jewels." The lips are parted. The blood flowing from the wound in the side comes in realistic bulbous drops. The crown does not appear to be original. The dark crosspieces are deeply and elaborately sculpted, and have highly decorative brass caps. Set atop the vertical piece is a carved gilt frame for the carved "INRI" letters, but only the first I and the N now remain.
Local Name: El Señor de la Misericordia. Basis for Identification: Cruciform
halo, faded red loincloth, crown of thorns, wounded
side, skinned knees, flowing blood. Other characteristics: No scutum. Site: Museum of Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán. Location: East wall of the convento museum (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric loincloth, metal halo and crown of thorns. Hair: sculpted. Size: About 9 feet (275 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle1, Santa Ana del Valle2, Santa Ana del Valle3, Cuilapan, Etla, Guelavia, Mitla, Nochixtlán, Tamazulapan1, Tamazulapan2, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teitipac3, Teitipac Our Lady of the Rosary, Teotitlán1, Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1, Teposcolula2, Teposcolula3 (in Rosary case), Teposcolula Convento1, Teposcolula Convento2, Tilantongo1, Tilantongo2, Tlacolula1, Tlacolula2, Xoxocotlán1, Xoxocotlán2, Xoxocotlán3, Xoxocotlán4, Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Yanhuitlán Convento1, Yanhuitlán Convento2, Yanhuitlán Convento4, Yanhuitlán Convento5, Yanhuitlán Ayuxi Chapel, Zimatlán. External Links: Previous santo Introduction to the Museum at Yanhuitlán Note: On this site, references to the cardinal directions in a church 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.) In Yanhuitlán, this schema extends the four directions to the Museum. That is, "east" means parallel to the east side of the church, "south" to the south side, etc. Actual orientations may differ. The photo shown here is licensed under the
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