Crucifix:
Sr. Jescas
says the crucifix is exceptionally light, so it may be of
some material other than wood. The rib cage is well
detailed, as are the tendons of the legs and arms, yet the
figure lacks realism.
Local Name: El Señor de la
Misericordia.
Basis for Identification: INRI
plaque, loincloth and scutum, wound in side, stylized
crown of thorns with sunburst halo.
Site: Church of the
Assumption, Tlacolula.
Location: In the
niche behind the main altar in the Chapel.
Media and construction: Lightweight
material, gesso, paint, fabric
loincloth and scutum. Hair: wig. Eyes:
closed. Closed mouth.
Size: Life size.
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle1, 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, 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
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