Unidentified Saint:
The statue stands on a sculptured base; a
snake forms part of the design of the base. The face seems
to have been repainted. The neck is original, the veins
still glowing beneath the skin. The hands are
disproportionately small and seem of different
manufacture. There is an odd lumpiness at the hips which
may suggest sculpted clothing beneath the fabric robe.
Characteristics: Green
robe with gold cape, eyes cast upward and slightly to
the left.
Site: Church of San
Pedro y San Pablo Etla.
Location: Third
bay in the south wall of the nave (see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso, paint, fabric garments. Eyes: glass. Hair:
sculpted.
Next:
Walking across the nave to the second bay in the south
wall, we find a statue
of Christ at the pillar.
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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.
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