Virgin in Coffin

From the church at Ejutla, Oaxaca, Mexico

Wood, gesso paint. Lace and satin garments. Lying on blue satin quilt and lace pillow, eyes closed as in death. Life size.

We identify this as la Virgen de la Asunción: a similar Virgin was so identified in Paterna, Valencia, Spain).

More Latin American Santos of the Virgin Mary

photo: Claire and Richard Stracke. This photo is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.