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Calvary Group:
This glass case is in the chapel of El Señor de la
Sacristía, on the south side of the
church. It contains a crucifix in the center, St. John
on the right, and the Virgin Mary and St. Mary Magdalene
on the left.
Crucifix
The figure is tied to the cross with
a white sash at the breast. Blood is prominent and the
open wounds at the knees show through to raw flesh, but
there is something abstract about the flow lines of the
blood, which are unrealistically straight and parallel
to each other. Each ankle is encircled by two parallel
purple bands which seem to suggest the marks of a whip.
Basis for Identification: Crucified
Christ, crown combines crown of thorns with cruciform
halo, loincloth with scutum.
Site: Church of Santo
Domingo Ocotlán.
Location: Calvary
scene at the south end of the chapel of El Señor
de la Sacristía (see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso, paint, fabric loincloth and scutum. Eyes: closed.
Hair: Wig.
Size: Larger than
the other figures.
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,
Teotitlán1,
Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1,
Teposcolula2,
Teposcolula3
(in Rosary case), Teposcolula
Convento1, Teposcolula
Convento2, Tilantongo1,
Tilantongo2,
Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán1, Xoxocotlán2, Xoxocotlán3, Xoxocotlán4, Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Yanhuitlán
Convento1, Yanhuitlán
Convento2, Yanhuitlán
Convento3, Yanhuitlán
Convento4, Yanhuitlán
Convento5, Yanhuitlán Ayuxi Chapel, Zimatlán.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons:
Crucifixes
in
Mexico
Catholic Encyclopedia: Archaeology
of the Cross and Crucifix
Wikipedia: Crucifix
Christian Iconography: The
Crucifixion
St.
John the Evangelist
This is a highly individualized
rendition. The figure has a long neck and narrow head.
The lower body is more monumental and less detailed than
usual. The hips are wide. There is no sculptural
detailing on the robe until the stylized ridge at the
knee. The folds fall from this ridge. The polychrome
feathers match the pattern in the Virgin's garments on
the other side of the crucifix. The mantle is mostly in
red, with black detailing; it is not cloth but carved
wood and is from three to five inches thick along its
length. The polychrome is thin over the left knee, and
the wood can be seen beneath.
Local Name: San Juan Evangelista.
Basis for Identification: Halo,
chalice, moustache and goatee.
Other characteristics: Right
hand on chest and left extended holding chalice.
Red cape.
Site: Church of Santo
Domingo Ocotlán.
Location: The
Calvary grouping is at the south end of the chapel of El
Señor de la Sacristía (see note).
Media and construction: Polychrome,
metal halo. Eyes: Glass. Hair: Sculpted.
Closed mouth.
Size: Life size.
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Huitzo, Mitla (Calvary grouping), Teotitlán,
Teposcolula,
Tlacolula.
External Links:
Catholic
Encyclopedia: St.
John the Evangelist
Wikipedia: John
the Evangelist
Christian Iconography: Saint
John the Evangelist
Next: The Our Lady of Sorrows
on the left of the case
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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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