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 |
Unidentified Franciscan
Saint |
Unidentified Franciscan saint: The head faces rigidly forward on the long neck. The ears are prominent. The face has a very pronounced blush and a high sheen. The extended hands are carefully carved and well preserved. The right hand is palm-up and could have held something; the left is thumb-up with fingers curved.
Basis for Identification: Franciscan brown habit with cape, knotted cord cincture, tonsure, halo. Site: Church of Santa Elena de la Cruz, Xoxocotlán. Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint; carved garments. Next: An "Ecce Homo" santoPrevious 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. |