Christ
at
the Pillar:
This statue is quite different from Huitzo's more
sedate Christ at the Pillar. There is a good deal
more blood. The figure has fallen down and is held up by a
rope tied to the pillar's top. The lesions at the knees,
elbows, and shins are remarkably large and deep, showing
muscle below. The crown of thorns is in an unusual, more
perpendicular variation of the basketweave pattern. The
right hand has lost the pinkie and index fingers; the left
index finger has been repaired.
Basis for Identification: See John
19:1-3 regarding the scourging and the crown of thorns.
The pillar is traditional but not scriptural.
Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca.
Location: Narthex,
south of the portal (see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso,
paint. Eyes: glass, with indications of formed
eyelashes. Hair: bald. Tongue and six teeth are
sculpted. Painted wood pillar and stand.
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Etla, Huitzo.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons: Statues
of
Christ at the Column
Catholic Encyclopedia: Devotion
to the Passion of Christ
Wikipedia: Flagellation
of
Christ
Christian Iconography: Jesus
is Scourged...and Displayed to the Crowd
Next: We
enter the nave and go to the first bay in the north wall
for a statue of Our
Lady of Sorrows ("Soledad").
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Coixtlahuaca
Santos Home Page
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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