Except for a lone cow, the stable stands empty in the Nativity scene at Grace Episcopal Church in the Fauquier County town of The Plains. The creche is unlike those commonly seen in churches and front ...

GAYLORDSVILLE -- Christmas, even in our fast-paced contemporary times, evokes a feeling of tradition, and since the art form's golden age in the 18th century, the Neapolitan crèche has been such a ...

A 15-foot-wide Neapolitan creche is the centerpiece of the Knights of Columbus Museum’s 10th annual Christmas exhibit. Buon Natale: Creches of Italy, runs through Feb. 1 in New Haven. The display ...

A new book from Singing River Publications Inc. calls attention to the 18th century Neapolitan creche at the Geneva History Center. "Back to the Manger: A Treasure Hunt for the Nativity" tells the ...

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NEW HAVEN >> Many arts-and-crafts folks can fashion a Christian Nativity set to reflect the reason for the season — some quite attractively, but it takes Neapolitans to elevate it to mind-blowing ...

Several months ago, a friend gave me a hand-carved, 18th-century terracotta creche figure of a boy. While its costume is somewhat shredded, the piece's original hand-painted face and figured fingers ...

Since 1957, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has put on its annual Christmas display with a crèche of 18th-century Neapolitan figures from one family collection. Combining traditions from ...