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Fray Felipe de Jesús Fray Felipe de Jesús
Iglesia de la Soledad, Oaxaca Iglesia de la Soledad, Oaxaca

Fray Felipe de Jesús

Fray Felipe de Jesús
This painted wooden image of Fray Felipe de Jesús (about 1650) in the Cathedral of Mexico ranks among the most important pieces of 17th-century Mexican sculpture. The sculptor, whose name is unknown, shows the saint striding forward, his face locked in a tragic expression.
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