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 |
Our Lady of the Rosary (No photo available) |
Our Lady of the Rosary:
Local Name: La Virgen del Rosario. Basis for Identification: Holding the Christ Child, rosary, blue cape. Other characteristics: Pink robe. Site: Church of the Assumption, Tlaxiaco. Location: In a glass case on the third altar along the north wall of the nave (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint. Eyes: glass, with eyelashes on the Virgin only. Hair: wigs on both figures. Size: About 5 feet (150 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan,
Teitipac1,
Teitipac2,
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
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