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Pedro Meyer

(Madrid, Spain, 1935 - )

Saint Michael, Chalma, Estado de México, Mexico

1984 (printed 2008)

Digital pigment print

51 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (131.6 x 87.6 cm)

Collection of the Akron Art Museum

Gift of the artist and the Evelyne Shaffer Endowment for Exhibitions

2008.26

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Chalma, just west of Cuernavaca, is the second most-visited pilgrimage site in Mexico. A pre-Columbian holy site, it has been a Christian shrine dedicated to Saint Michael since the mid-16th century. The site’s patron saint is often depicted with a drawn sword triumphing over the Devil or demons, as the child representing the Archangel is posed in this pilgrimage or festival tableau.

Keywords
Mexico
RELIGION
Photography
Christian Saints and Martyrs