Once again this year at Christmas time, a crib of life-size terracotta statues will be set up on the parvis of the Florence Cathedral. Il Presepe sul sagrato della Cattedrale di Firenze „
Il Presepe sul sagrato della Cattedrale di FirenThe statues of the Madonna, St Joseph and the Infant Jesus are unique pieces, handmade by the craftsman Luigi Mariani of the historic Impruneta kiln of Angiolo Mariani and sons, M.i.t.a.l., who wished to donate them to the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore. This type of sculpture is part of the ancient Florentine tradition of working with terracotta, which, in the artistic sphere, was born in Florence in the early 15th century with the recovery of this ancient technique by Donatello and Brunelleschi. “
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Il Presepe sul sagrato della Cattedrale di Firen
Also this Christmas 2023, the terracotta Nativity scene on the cathedral parvis will be set up.
