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Our Lady of Sorrows:
The upper body is made of arms jointed at
the shoulders, elbows, and wrists, according to Sr. Aquino Cruz. At
the wrists, the joints are carved so that they will
pivot. The construction of the lower body is of frame.
The hands are carved as one unit. The face wears an
expression of deep anguish. In a carved wooden frame at
the statue's left foot is a black and white photograph
of Local Name: La
Madre de los Dolores.
Basis for Identification: Eyes
cast upward, praying hands at chest, sunburst halo. The
wimple encloses the face.
Other characteristics: Red
robe with purple cape, white lace
veil.
Site: Church of Santa
Ana del Valle.
Location: North
wall of the nave, just past the first rib
(see note).
Media and construction: Frame
construction. Face and hands are wood,
gesso, paint. Fabric garments. Eyes: glass. Sculpted
teeth, some broken.
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan1,
Cuilapan2,
Ejutla, Mitla, Nochixtlán,
Ocotlán, Díaz
Ordaz, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teotitlán, Teposcolula
(in Calvary group), Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán (?), Zimatlán.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons:
Mater
dolorosa
Wikipedia: Our
Lady of Sorrows
Christian Iconography: Mater
Dolorosa,
The Sorrowful Mother
Next: At
the center of the north wall we find an altar with two
notable crucifixes and a Trinity. We will look first at
the crucifix on the right.
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Introduction to Santa Ana del Valle
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.
The photo shown here is licensed under the
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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;
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this photo, you may distribute the resulting work only
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