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The Angel Tree: A Christmas Celebration

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The annual installation of the Christmas tree at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is an event cherished by visitors and scholars alike. The Baroque base of the majestic tree supports a landscape in which vivid eighteenth-century Neapolitan crèche figures reenact the events of Christ's Nativity. The tradition of recreating the events at the manger became a national passion in eighteenth-century Naples. Leading artists were commissioned to create extravagant panoramas containing hundreds of figures, many shown dressed in current fashion and attending to their trades. These panoramas offer a wealth of information about the costumes and customs of the day. Loretta Hines Howard gave her collection of crèche figures, including the magnificent group called the Adoration of Angels, to the Metropolitan Museum in 1965. For many years she installed it personally, and now her work is being carried on by her daughter, Linn Howard. This charming book explains the Neapolitan tradition of crèche making, highlighting in particular the Metropolitan's important collection.

88 pages, 109 full-color illustrations, 9 1/4 in. x 10 1/4 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

The Angel Tree: A Christmas Celebration
03-001765
Member Price: $22.45 each
Non-Member Price: $24.95 each

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Met Bestseller - Museum: Behind the Scenes at The Metropolitan Museum of Art 03-020096 Member Price: $25.16 Non-Member Price: $27.95		Met Bestseller - Christmas in New York: A Pop-Up Book 03-017050 Member Price: $31.50 Non-Member Price: $35.00		The Christmas Story 03-008588 Member Price: $8.96 Non-Member Price: $9.95

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