Virgin Mary

The sculptures of Our Lady of Sorrows and San Juan were the result of the joint work of several specialists: on one hand, there were wood carvers, who made the bodies on which chased silver sheets were placed, imitating sumptuous polychrome made by silversmiths and, lastly, the faces and limbs were done by ivory sculptors. What is important in this work from Guatemala is the richness of the silverwork and the expressive hands and faces. The origin of the crucified Christ shows a marked Spanish-Philippine influence, although in the same manner, it could have also formed part of a similar Guatemalan sculptural group.