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. |
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Franciscan Saint (Halo, tonsure, brown habit and cord with three knots, floor-length cross in left hand).
Polychrome. 3'. First joints of the index finger and pinkie are gone from the right hand. The left hand lacks the first joints of all fingers. The halo is new and silvered. The pattern of the polychrome is of the four feathers or white-oak leaves used in Tlacolula for St. John and the Mater Dolorosa, but the work is not as elegant. In this case, the colors are brown and gold. The statue is uninspiring, the face too pat -glossy and unrealistic. The folds of the robes are perfunctory and are drawn back awkwardly to reveal the toes. The statue stands on a simple wooden slab, slightly rounded to support the splayed feet. Location: North wall of the narthex, on the altar of Our Lady of Guadalupe, right of the Virgin. |