Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Department
English
Abstract
This essay explores the presepe, an important form of traditional religious Italian dioramic art depicting the Nativity. In particular, it examines the presepe designed by Francesco Artese as part of a broader reflection on Italian nativity scenes as imagined cultural landscapes and installation art.
Repository Citation
Stanbury, Sarah. "Nostalgia and the Repair of Place: A Nativity Scene in St. Peter's Square." Interfaces, vol. 35, 2014, pp. 137-164.
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Comments
This is the publisher‘s version of the work. This publication appears in The College of the Holy Cross’ institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Originally published in Interfaces, Vol. 35, Spring 2014, pages 137-164.
A shorter version of this essay was published in The Italian Presepe: Cultural Landscapes of the Soul. Co-edited with Margot Balboni. Exhibition Catalog. Worcester, MA: Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Gallery, 2014. Pp. 7-19.