Il Presepe della Misericordia

The Misericordia (Mercy) Crib, dedicated to the Pio Monte della Misericordia in Naples, was born from the idea of creating new crib figures, freely inspired by the works of Caravaggio (the Pio Monte houses his masterpiece Sette Opere della Misericordia). Pinfildi imagined a new Neapolitan crib, different from any stereotype, extrapolating and reinterpreting seven figures from seven paintings: Natività, Riposo durante la Fuga in Egitto, Madonna dei Pellegrini, Sette Opere della Misericordia, Madonna dei Palafrenieri, Ragazzo con la Canestra di Frutta, Martirio di San Matteo.

Terracotta, Silk, Glass, Silver, Wood, Sculpture

Crafted by

Ulderico Pinfildi