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.


El Señor de la Muerte

Christ (In coffin, under a white coverlet).

Modern; carved teeth; life size.

Location: Below the center of the altar in the first bay in the north wall of the nave.

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