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. |
El Señor de la Muerte |
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Recumbent Christ in coffin, under white coverlet.
Wood, gesso, paint; glass eyes, lashes, wig, individual teeth; embroidered cotton coverlet; 5'. The face is finely carved and well preserved. Blood flows abundantly from the forehead. The coverlet hides the figure from the neck down, but the bend of the knees suggests that the legs are carved in the position of the crucified Christ. This would indicate that the figure is used in crucifixion scenes during Holy Week. Embroidered on the coverlet are a small ladder and a crowing rooster standing on a broken pillar. On the coverlet a large carved crown of thorns and a small wooden ladder rest against the figure's right side. Behind the figure, at the left calf, is a placard of the type used at the top of the cross, with "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum" in the three languages. Location: On the altar in the first bay of the north wall of the nave. |