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Presepio Figure
(Baroque Europe )
Most Italian "presepio" or Christmas crèche figures were made 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 9/16 x W: 6 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (37 x 17 x 9 cm); H of figure, hat, and staff: 13 9/16 x W: 6 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (34.5 x 17 x 9 cm); Figure H: 12 13/16 x W: 6 11/16 x D: 3 9/16 in. (32.5 x 17 x 9 cm); Hat H: 1 9/16 x W: 2 15/16 x D: 2 3/4 in. (4 x 7.5 x 7 cm); Staff H: 11 1/4 x W: 9/16 x D: 9/16 in. (28.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm); H of staff with original tip: 1 3/4 x W: 9/16 x D: 9/16 in. (4.5 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
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.
27.604.3
