A yearly tradition for art lovers worldwide, The Met's Annual Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche has been displayed since 1957 from late November to early January. The annual candlelit spruce tree, adorned with angels and surrounded by a lively 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene, is a tradition inaugurated by collector and museum patron Loretta Hines Howard. The exhibit of the crèche is made possible by gifts to The Christmas Tree Fund and the Loretta Hines Howard Fund.
About Art History Event Photographer Robert Alan Espino had the recent pleasure of spending one morning with the tree and crèche to himself. The gallery which follows contains some of the many shots he took of the tree and attendant polychromed (complete or partial covering of surfaces with pigment) sculpted terra cotta and wooden figures.
Very special thanks are due to Naomi Takafuchi, Senior Press Officer at The Met, for arranging this exceptional treat for About Art History readers.
About Art History Event Photographer Robert Alan Espino had the recent pleasure of spending one morning with the tree and crèche to himself. The gallery which follows contains some of the many shots he took of the tree and attendant polychromed (complete or partial covering of surfaces with pigment) sculpted terra cotta and wooden figures.
Very special thanks are due to Naomi Takafuchi, Senior Press Officer at The Met, for arranging this exceptional treat for About Art History readers.
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