El Señor de la Misericordia
Church of San Juan
Teitipac, Oaxaca, Mexico
Crucifix
(cruciform
halo,
red loincloth with scutum)
Wood, gesso, paint; closed eyes, wig
Approximately 4 feet tall
The
rib cage shows
through
the skin, but in something of a stylized half-circle. The legs
almost
touch
the floor of the case. The body curves like a bow.
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