The Neapolitan créche at the Art Institute of Chicago /
Bellenger, Sylvain,author.
Romano, Carmine,author.
Rosenberg, Jesse,writer of supplementary textual content.
Art Institute of Chicago,issuing body.
"The 18th-century Neapolitan cráeche at the Art Institute of Chicago, which contains over 200 figures arranged in a panorama of street life, represents a prime example of this artistic medium. This catalogue is the first to study the cráeche in the context of art and music history. Essays explore the Neapolitan cráeche tradition and examine the design of Chicago's example with reference to other important cráeches in Europe and the United States. Entries on individual figures identify the characters and types they represent, as well as their social and historical meaning and religious significance. Other entries address groups of figures, animals, and cultural themes present in the cráeche"--
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The 18th-century Neapolitan cráeche at the Art Institute of Chicago, which contains over 200 figures arranged in a panorama of street life, represents a prime example of this artistic medium. This catalogue is the first to study the cráeche in the context of art and music history. Essays explore the Neapolitan cráeche tradition and examine the design of Chicago's example with reference to other important cráeches in Europe and the United States. Entries on individual figures identify the characters and types they represent, as well as their social and historical meaning and religious significance. Other entries address groups of figures, animals, and cultural themes present in the cráeche"--
Art objects, Italian
Art objects
Art and music