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Neapolitan sculpture refers to works from the Naples region of southern Italy. Naples was a major artistic center, and its sculptors created elaborate nativity figures (presepi), church decorations, and devotional sculptures. The city's nativity tradition, featuring detailed terracotta figures in everyday settings, remains one of Italy's most distinctive art forms.
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Neapolitan sculpture includes elaborate nativity figures (presepi), church decorations, and devotional works. Naples' nativity tradition, with detailed terracotta figures in everyday settings, is one of Italy's most distinctive art forms.
The Crèche (1725) is held at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Presepi are elaborate Neapolitan nativity scenes featuring detailed terracotta figures set in everyday settings, a distinctive Italian art form.
It comes from Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy, a major historical artistic center.
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