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Presepio Figure
(Baroque Europe )
Most Italian "presepio" or Christmas crèche figures were produced in Naples.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 1999, lot 153; Walters Art Museum, 2000, by purchase.
Geographies
Italy, Naples (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 14 3/8 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (36.5 x 14.5 x 9 cm); H of figure, hat, sword and staff: 13 3/4 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (35 x 14.5 x 9 cm); Figure H: 12 13/16 x W: 5 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (32.5 x 14.5 x 9 cm); Hat H: 1 3/4 x W: 2 3/16 x D: 2 1/2 in. (4.5 x 5.5 x 6.3 cm); Staff H: 10 1/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 9/16 in. (25.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm); Sword H: 6 3/16 x W: 3/8 x D: 13/16 in. (15.7 x 1 x 2 cm); Original tip of staff H: 1 7/16 x W: 9/16 x D: 9/16 in. (3.7 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Renaissance and Baroque Acquisition Fund, 2000
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.604.6
