Il Presepe: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul

Aug 26, 2014 566

When: September 3 – December 15, 2014
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 18, 5 – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross — 1 College Street, Worcester, MA
Starting September 3, the Cantor Gallery will present the exhibition, THE ITALIAN NATIVITY – IL PRESEPE: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul.


The exhibit showcases a collaborative project by Margot Balboni, a cultural landscape photographer, and Sarah Stanbury, a medievalist and member of the Holy Cross English Department, on an important form of Italian installation art: the nativity scene, or the presepe. The significance of the presepe in art history and Italian culture is little known in the United States.

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Fonte: Bostoniano

 

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