Andrea Bayer Deputy Director for Collections and Administration | The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
Andrea Bayer Deputy Director for Collections and Administration | The Metropolitan Museum Of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is maintaining its holiday tradition by showcasing a Christmas tree adorned with a Neapolitan Baroque crèche. The display features a twenty-foot blue spruce, beautifully illuminated and positioned in front of an eighteenth-century Spanish choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid. This installation can be found in the Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall.
The Nativity scene is set against the backdrop of a Mediterranean harbor town, featuring a diverse array of lifelike figures. Silk-robed angels hover above the scene, enhancing its vivid depiction of the multicultural population typical of that era.
It is important to note that there will be no tree-lighting ceremonies this year.
The exhibit has been made possible through support from the Loretta Hines Howard Fund.
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