The 100+ figures in this large 19th- and 20th-century Presepio were collected in Italy over a period
The 100+ figures in this large 19th- and 20th-century Presepio were collected in Italy over a period of more than thirty years by the late Elizabeth Anne Evans of Bucks County. A Presepio, which has been called “the translation of the Bible into Neapolitan dialect,” represents daily life in 18th-century Naples, a bustling port city. The miracle of the Nativity is depicted as taking place amid crumbling Roman ruins, signifying the end of paganism and the dawn of Christianity.Don’t miss Glencairn’s TWO CHRISTMAS EXHIBITIONS and our popular CHRISTMAS IN THE CASTLE tour this holiday season: https://glencairnmuseum.org/christmas-at-glencairn -- source link
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