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Crucifix:
Set into the retablo to the left and
right of the Misericordia are paintings of the Virgin
Mary and St. John the Evangelist, respectively. The
crown of thorns is in the basketweave pattern. Through
the silk loincloth one can see the ridges of another
carved loincloth. An edge of painted hair can be seen
under the wig. The wound in the side is carved, but the
others are merely painted.
The execution of the crucifix is less artistic
than the rest of the retablo. The arms are
disproportionately small for the body and for the cross,
and their musculature is not as detailed as that of the
chest and stomach. The painting of the face is rough,
and the feet without detail.
Local Name: El Señor de la
Misericordia.
Basis for Identification: Crown
of thorns, loincloth, scutum, five wounds with blood,
"INRI" plaque.
Site: Church of Santa
Ana del Valle.
Location: Bottom
half of the retablo of the altar at the center of the
north wall of nave, beneath the
Trinity case. (see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso, paint, silk loincloth and scutum.
Eyes: painted. Hair: wig over painted hair. Painted
teeth.
Size: About 3 feet (90 cm.)
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle2, Santa Ana del Valle3, Cuilapan,
Etla, Guelavia,
Mitla, Nochixtlán,
Tamazulapan1,
Tamazulapan2,
Teitipac1,
Teitipac2,
Teitipac3,
Teitipac Our
Lady of the Rosary,
Teotitlán1, Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1,
Teposcolula2,
Teposcolula3
(in Rosary case), Teposcolula
Convento1, Teposcolula
Convento2, Tilantongo1,
Tilantongo2,
Tlacolula1,
Tlacolula2,
Xoxocotlán1, Xoxocotlán2, Xoxocotlán3, Xoxocotlán4, Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Yanhuitlán
Convento1, Yanhuitlán
Convento2, Yanhuitlán
Convento3, Yanhuitlán
Convento4, Yanhuitlán
Convento5, Yanhuitlán Ayuxi Chapel, Zimatlán.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons:
Crucifixes
in
Mexico
Catholic Encyclopedia: Archaeology
of the Cross and Crucifix
Wikipedia: Crucifix
Christian Iconography: The
Crucifixion
Next:
Moving ahead to the main altar, we look first at a statue of St. Peter of
Verona (Peter Martyr).
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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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