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Andres de Concha, San Sebastian, Oaxaca Cath.jpg (35715 bytes)    Andres de Concha, San Sebastian, Oaxaca, Detail, High Res.jpg (602859 bytes) zoomed 

San Sebastian, Andres de Concha, Oaxaca Cathedral

 

The following images are from the the Retablo in the Dominican Church of San Juan Bautista, Coixtlahuaca, Oaxaca, Mexico, built before 1576. The original Retablo was built and painted by Andres de Concha following the completion of the building. The current retablo is much later, but retains his original paintings and some fragments of the original woodwork. Other architectural elements of the original retablo are scattered throughout various store rooms. These images were taken in 1995.

 

Coixtlahuaca Retablo 1.jpg (58656 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Crucifixtion.JPG (28806 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Annucniation.jpg (47728 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Adoration Sheperds, 3.jpg (51366 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Presentation.jpg (24037 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Resurrection.jpg (27986 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Retablo, Lower Left.JPG (47916 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, upper right.jpg (59487 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Santo 1.jpg (54938 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Santo 2.jpg (60335 bytes)

 

The following images are of the Dominican church and Convento at Coixtlahuaca.

Coixtlahuaca, Nave to Coro.jpg (36275 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, vault over Choir loft.jpg (76583 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Spring of Choir Loft arch & Vault.jpg (34777 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Detail, Rib Vault.jpg (35210 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Vault Key.jpg (32582 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Vault key 2.jpg (36477 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Vault Key 3.jpg (38728 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Vault Key 4.jpg (61828 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Nave Vaults from Coro.jpg (50272 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, nave wall.jpg (29854 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Door in Coro.jpg (41246 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Mudejar Door in Stair Hall.jpg (41596 bytes)    

Coixtlahuaca, North Door.jpg (48356 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, North Rose.jpg (59154 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Passion Iconography.jpg (50968 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Passion Iconography2.jpg (52298 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, open chapel.jpg (51020 bytes)    Coixtlahuaca, Open Chapel, Capital.jpg (51896 bytes)

Coixtlahuaca, Open Chapel, Fire Serpent.jpg (59767 bytes)

 

Zinacantepec

Zinacantepec, Open Chapel 3.jpg (54308 bytes)    Zinacantepec, Open Chapel Retablo.jpg (64844 bytes)