La Virgen del Carmen
Church of San Juan
Teitipac, Oaxaca, Mexico
Wood,
gesso, paint; fabric garments; glass eyes for both figures; wig
for
Virgin; life size.
La Virgen del Carmen
(Brown
robe and bib, white cape, gold crown, Christ child, scapulars).
Pleasant proportions, unexceptional work. Idealized facial features are
small, almost pinched.
More Latin American Santos of the Virgin
Mary
Photographed at the site
by Claire and Richard Stracke