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. |
La Soledad |
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Soledad (Crowned Virgin in black and silver, hands together as in prayer).
Wood, gesso, paint; fabric clothing, golden metal crown; the heart-shaped wimple frame is also metal; glass eyes; life size. The face is unusually long, with a long, aquiline nose, slightly bulbous eyes and an exaggerated lower lip. The eyebrows are dark. The skin is lighter than usual in Soledades. We assume that her arms are movable because they are tied together at the hands, and hang from a black cord looped around the neck. On a black velvet cloth hanging behind the Virgin are eleven rows of silver amulets representing praying figures. Location: Centered on an altar along the north wall of the nave. In a glass case. |