Holy water stoup

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Holy water stoup - Santa Ana, high & nave altars
The basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in Rome may be considered a reference for these unique Oaxacan stoups. Near the entrance to this Roman basilica one also finds fully sculpted angels upholding basins of Holy water. While Michelangelo undertook the design of the complex in 1561, the older of the two stoups is attributed to the school of the great Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). Intriguingly, both the Mexican and Italian stoups are likely of similar dates.
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Holy water stoup, detail


Also in: Santa Ana, high & nave altars

Nave, cupola & chancel
High altar & chancel arch
High altar, lower two tiers
High altar & right return altar
Right return Our Lady of the Rosary altar
Right return Our Lady of the Rosary altar, Our Lady & Child
Right transept altar
Right transept altar, second & third tiers
High altar & left return altar
Left return altar, detached figure, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Right return & nave altars
Pulpit
Nave Guadalupe (left) & St. Anne (right) altars
Nave St. Anne altar
Nave St. Anne altar detail, St. Anne & Virgin Mary

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