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 the church of Santa
Elena de la Cruz, Xoxocotlán Angels |
Our Lady of the Rosary
Group |
Our Lady of the Rosary group Site: Church of Santa Elena de la Cruz, Xoxocotlán.
Center: Our Lady
of the Rosary I This santo of Our Lady of the Rosary seems not to be of the earliest period. The frame is not of the standard cone shape but gives something of a shape to the upper torso. Basis for Identification: White robe and veil, large rosary.Media and construction: Frame
construction. Face and hands are wood, gesso, paint.
Hair: wig. Closed mouth. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan,
Teitipac1,
Teitipac2,
Teotitlán, Teposcolula. External Links: Left: Saint
Sebastian The tree has the traditional San Sebastian shape, but with brass tips where boughs end. Four arrows are still extant, piercing the figure at the left shoulder, right breast, left of the abdomen, and right inner thigh. The shoulders have a dislocated look. The skin is very shiny and seems to have been repainted recently. Local Name: San Sebastián. Basis for Identification: Arrows, tree, halo, loincloth, upturned gaze. Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Ocotlán,
Teotitlán, Tilantongo,
Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán. External Links: Right: Our Lady of the Rosary II One can see the blue of the unfinished part of the left arm above the wrist. Basis for Identification: White robe and veil, rosary. Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric garments. Hair: wig. Comparable santos, external links: see aboveNext: Two other santos not photographed Previous santo Introduction to Xoxocotlán 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. |