12/22/2020 at 4:21 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
OnePeterFive, December 17, 2020
Editor’s Note: by way of a colleague and friend in Italy, we received the following translation for publication. It is a commentary on the much-discussed 2020 Vatican Nativity Scene.
Translator’s Note:
Vittorio Sgarbi is a very well-known figure in Italian public life, who has served in several political offices, including the ministry in charge of state-owned properties of cultural significance. He is also an art historian and critic who is frequently interviewed for programs about the country’s vast and diverse artistic patrimony.
Here he weighs in on the controversial Vatican Nativity scene, deeming it a work without art or faith, and states his opinion that its presence in the Piazza San Pietro demonstrates a culpable lack of attention to the matter on the part of the Pope. I have tried to give as exact as a translation as possible, but he is speaking off the cuff, and the threa
Vatican Nativity scene ridiculed for ‘embarrassing’ futuristic figures Print this article
The Vatican s Nativity scene drew praise, laughs, and condemnation after Pope Francis inaugurated the display over the weekend.
The nontraditional set was designed by students and teachers at an art school in Castelli, Italy, according to CNN. The town is part of the Abruzzo region and is known for producing ceramics. It is not what we expected, and not what most of us want, started a
Catholic Herald opinion article headlined, The Vatican s Embarrassing SciFi Creche. This year’s Vatican creche has been laughed at and ridiculed for looking like a science fiction story or children’s toys.
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‘Feel small, poor, and humble like the figures in the Nativity,’ Pope tells donors of Vatican Christmas tree, crèche
December 14, 2020
CWN Editor s Note: On December 11, Pope Francis presided at the lighting of the Christmas tree (from Slovenia) and the inauguration of the Vatican Nativity scene (video). The latter has provoked controversy: the ceramic figures were created by high school students in Castelli, Italy, during the 1960s and 1970s.
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The 2020 Vatican Nativity Scene is Weaponized Ugliness 12/12/2020 at 9:09 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
We knew, over a month ago, that it was coming.
It hardly softened the blow to see it.
The Vatican Nativity scene for 2020 is…well, it’s
horrifyingly ugly.
This year’s #Vatican Nativity scene, revealed tonight, comes from a town in the Abruzzi region of Italy famous for its ceramics. Its creators say it’s meant to have a contemporary and unconventional look influenced by ancient Greek, Sumerian and Egyptian art. Photo: @dibanezgutpic.twitter.com/ozEeaQWJ6r Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) December 11, 2020
Contemporary and unconventional look indeed. Here are a few more views: