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 Santo Domingo
Ocotlán: Calvary
Group: Crucifix and St. John |
Calvary Group: Our Lady of
Sorrows |
Calvary Group:
Our Lady of Sorrows: The statue is one with its wooden base. There is what appears to be worm damage to the right foot and the hem of the robe. The robe and mantle have been partly repainted, but the original red, gold, and blue polychrome can still be seen. Local Name: La Madre de los Dolores. Basis for Identification: Eyes cast heavenward, heart transfixed by a short sword, golden sunburst diadem. Site: Church of Santo Domingo Ocotlán. Location: Calvary grouping at the south end of the chapel of El Señor de la Sacristía. (see note). Media and construction: Polychrome, metal sword. Eyes: glass. Hair: sculpted hair. Closed mouth. Size: Life size. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle, Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan1,
Cuilapan2,
Ejutla, Mitla, Nochixtlán,
Díaz
Ordaz, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teotitlán, Teposcolula
(in Calvary group), Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán (?), Zimatlán. External Links:
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Seated at the foot of the cross in this Calvary Group, a
statue of St. Mary
Magdalene Introduction to Santo Domingo
Ocotlán 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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