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 Santa Ana del Valle: Candelaria |
Ecce Homo |
Ecce Homo: Local Name: El Santo
Nazareño. Basis for Identification: Standing in a purple robe, wearing the crown of thorns, lines of blood on the face. Other characteristics: Hands tied together by a rope hanging from the neck. Site: Church of Santa Ana del Valle. Location: On an altar right of the central altar along the south wall of nave, to the right of the Candelaria (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric garment. Eyes: glass, with lashes. Hair: wig. Size: About 5 feet (150 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Etla (in the Soldedad Group), Etla2, Mitla, Tamazulapan, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teitipac3, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Tilantongo, Tlacolula, Xoxocotlán. External Links: Next: At
the east end of the south wall is a particularly
striking Crucifixion
Group. Introduction to Santa Ana del Valle 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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