Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches
A study of santos in 16th-century and other churches in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Claire and Richard Stracke. Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation.
Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient ChurchesA study of santos in 16th-century and other churches in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Claire and Richard Stracke. Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. |
San Felipe Ixtapa |
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We have no pictures from San Felipe Ixtapa.
Sacred Heart Heart on chest, gold-colored vertical halo behind head. Wood, gesso, paint (?); glass eyes, wig, lashes seem painted; fabric garments; 4'. It is possible that this is a repainted older statue. The skin of the face and hands is done in a modern "flat" paint. All else is covered by the garments. A plaster Sacred Heart is on a stand in front of the glass case. Location: Glass case on altar in the south wall of the narthex. El Señor de la Misericordia Crucifix; embroidered purple loincloth. Paint-ed wood; painted eyes, wig; fabric loincloth; 2½'. Each eye is simply a light bulge in the face, painted with a line to suggest the closed lid. The wig covers carved hair. Crudely done, crudely re-painted. Location: On a stand centered in the first altar in the south aisle. Christ Crudely done. Location: Left of El Señor de la Misericordia. |