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 San Pablo Mitla: Calvary group |
Resurrected Christ |
Resurrected Christ The sculpting of the hands is of indifferent quality. The right hand has been poorly repainted: a dribble of excess paint runs from the pinkie down onto the heel. Paint has flaked from the left pinkie to reveal the gesso. The face lacks sheen. Basis for Identification: Raised right hand, vexillum with cross, stigmata. Other characteristics: White robe.
Location: Shelf in the south wall of the nave
between the apse and the second rib, right of the Soledad (see
note). Size: About 3½ feet (105 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle, Cuilapan, Teitipac, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Yanhuitlán, Zaachila. External Links: Next: Other santos not
photographed Introduction to San Pablo Mitla 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 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free to share or remix it on two conditions: first, that you attribute it to the photographers, Claire and Richard Stracke, without implying any approval of your work on their part; second, that if you alter, transform, or build upon this photo, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. |