The history of Naples is dotted with priests enchanted by the
Mystery of Christmas, such as saints like Cajetan of Thiene, Joseph
Calasanzio, and Alphonse Maria De' Liguori. This book is about Fr
Edgar Vella Neapolitan crib which knows its success mainly to three
factors: light, form, and colour, that, fused together, reveal the
infinite love of God towards humanity to the point of taking the
form of man and being born poor among the poor, to redeem all in
the same manner: the rich, the powerful, the underprivileged, the
marginated, the afflicted, the suffering, the downtrodden. This
form of craftsmanship of the highest artistic value has always
attracted the most varied personalities: from princes to
sovereigns, from bankers to merchants, from prelates to humble
priests, from devotees to unbelievers, but, above all, it has
created a dazzling and fable-like atmosphere that leaves both
adults and children enchanted, and makes them live in paradise for
the moment. In the early 1990s Fr Edgar acquired his first crib
figures at antique markets in London, among which a Madonna by
Lorenzo Mosca, a St Joseph by Nicola Somma, and a rustic figure by
Genzano, truly lucky acquisitions. By time other acquisitions
followed and, through meticulous observation, analysis, and
research, other important names of crib sculptures from the
Settecento came forth: Francesco Viva, Giuseppe De Luca, other
pieces by Lorenzo Mosca, Giuseppe Gori, Francesco and Camillo
Celebrano, Salvatore Franco, Nicola and Aniello Ingaldi, Francesco
Cappiello. Many crib figures are to be dated to the setting of the
various workshops that emerged in eighteenthcentury Naples, some of
which of extreme importance, such as that of Giuseppe Sanmartino,
the caposcuola of Neapolitan sculpture. Fr Edgar's collection has
grown throughout these years until it has reached a substantial
number of figures. This fact gave rise to the need of exhibiting
the collection to the general public and to communicate the joy of
owning such works of art.
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