Unidentified Priest:
The lily in the left hand and the cross in
the right appear to be recent additions. The figure has
lifelike skin tones with five o'clock shadow and holds the
cross out toward the viewer. Considering the small size,
the hands are remarkably well detailed, with sinews and
fingernails.
Basis for Identification: Black
cassock and white surplice.
Site: Church of the
Assumption, Tlaxiaco.
Location: In a glass
case on the first altar along the north wall of the
nave, directly below the Guadalupe
(see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso, paint. Eyes: glass, with lashes.
Size: About 2 feet (60 cm.)
Next: Moving ahead to the second altar along the north
wall, we find a statue
of Christ carrying the Cross.
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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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