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 Juan Teitipac: Christ
carrying the Cross |
Christ Seated in the
Pretorium ("Pensive Christ") |
Christ Seated in the Pretorium
("Pensive Christ"):
Local Name: San Paciencia Basis for Identification: Seated,
cheek on hand, in white cotton trousers with simple
hems, dun cape, blood on the face as if dripping from
the forehead. There is no sceptre, crown of thorns, or
halo. Site: Church of San
Juan Teitipac. Location: On the Candelaria altar, along the south wall of the nave (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric clothing. Eyes: painted. Hair: sculpted. Size: About 1½
feet (45 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Etla, Guelavia, Tamazulapan, Teitipac1, Teposcolula, Tilantongo, Tlacolula, Yanhuitlán. External Links: Next: Along
the south wall a statue
of St. John the Baptist Introduction to San Juan Teitipac 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. |