The Met continues a longstanding holiday tradition with the presentation of its Christmas tree. The magnificently lit, twenty-foot blue spruce looms over a vivid eighteenth-century Neapolitan Nativity scene, surrounded by an abundant array of lifelike figures with silk-robed angels hovering above. The scene describes in detail the Mediterranean harbor town's multicultural population.
The installation is set in front of the eighteenth-century Spanish choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid in the Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall.
Please note: There are no tree-lighting ceremonies scheduled this year.
The exhibit of the crèche is made possible by the Loretta Hines Howard Fund.
Exhibition Objects
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Rafal Amezúa
completed ca. 1763
Giuseppe Sanmartino
second half 18th century
Salvatore di Franco
second half 18th century
Lorenzo Mosca
18th century
Italian, Naples
second half 18th century