Gingerbread nativity scene by Judit Lócziné Gödény
Six works of Hungarian craftsmanship are on display at the international nativity scene exhibition, opened in the colonnaded hall of St. Peter’s Square and can be visited until January 8.
Five nativity scenes are works by artists from the For Hungarian Craftsmanship Foundation.
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Egg painter and folk artist Péterné Daru created her work, which can be seen in a woven frame basket, from turkey eggs using a painting and etching technique. The work is entitled “The Story of Jesus’ Birth.”
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Ilona Dávid, a retired mechanical engineer and hobby artist, created her work “The Star of Bethlehem Shines” from copper sheet using enamel techniques.
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The 25-centimeter-high ceramic Madonna by Andrea Gergely holds the baby Jesus in her arms. The Virgin Mary’s dress is decorated with a tree of life.
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István Kiss, woodcarver and multiple award winner, carved his Bethlehem scene from linden and alder wood and incorporated it into a violin. In the center, the Virgin Mary sits on a bed of straw, holding the baby Jesus in her arms. Above her, an angel kneels on the violin, holding a ribbon with the inscription “Gloria.” On the right side, the three kings sit with gifts in their hands. Above them, the Star of Bethlehem shows the way. An angel kneels on the fingerboard of the violin, announcing the good news of the birth of the Savior to the shepherds.
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The nativity scene made of corn husks and reeds by Margit Molnárné Sánta is entitled “The Angel and the Holy Family.”
The sixth Hungarian nativity scene, a gingerbread work by folk artist Judit Lócziné Gödény, was donated to the international exhibition by the city of Debrecen.
The participation of Hungarian works in the Holy Year nativity scene exhibition was made possible by the cooperation of the Hungarian Embassy to the Holy See.
More than 130 works from 23 countries were submitted for this year’s traditional Christmas exhibition.
The festive exhibition, which is being held for the eighth time in the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square, was opened by Archbishop Rino Fisichella, head of the Vatican’s organizing committee for the Jubilee Year.
European countries include France, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Croatia, and Switzerland, but nativity scenes also came from the United States, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, South Korea, Eritrea, Japan, Indonesia, and India, among others.
The artists used a wide variety of materials: silk, resin, polystyrene, banana fibers, glass. There is a nativity scene made of tennis rackets, and the Roman transport company Atac has built a nativity scene out of an old bus.
The exhibition is free to visit until January 8, with no advance booking required.
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