Presepio 2005

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this year's theme was "Roman ruins," in keeping with the classic Neapolitan presepio tradition of depicting the nativity among crumbling columns, a symbol of christianity's triumph over paganism. never mind that jesus was born during the reign of Augustus.
(this year i put up a presepio in my office with cast off figures and an old manger.)

• the quotidian
  
• Phase I — painting the back ground
  
• Phase I — more background
  
• Phase I — the city on the hill
• Phase I — background done
  
• Phase II — the temple/manger
  
• Phase II — temple/manger: facts about Styrofoam
  
• Phase II — temple/manger: brick wall
  
• Detail A — brick wall
  
• Phase II — temple/manger: the roof
  
• Phase III — the groundwork: sandpaper
• Phase III — the groundwork: il muschio
  
• Phase IV — populating the presepio
  
• Detail A — long shot
  
• Detail B — panorama
  
• Detail C — manger
  
• Detail D — kneeling man & wolf
  
• Detail E — aerial view
  
• Detail F — SPQR banner
  
• Detail G — aerial view: broken column
  
• Detail H — looking back
  
• Detail I — fountain
  
• Detail J — aerial view: mirror/frozen pond
  
• Detail K — angel's up
  
• Detail L — the long shot
  
• Final Phase — the big picture