Würth Company
Adolf Würth Hall, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
November 17, 2024 until February 2, 2025
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. daily
Admission free
An exquisite selection of Peruvian nativity scenes from the Carmen Würth Collection will be on display in the Adolf Würth Hall at Kunsthalle Würth over the Advent and Christmas period. At the suggestion and with the support of Sonja Götzelmann from Bad Mergentheim, Carmen Würth continuously and purposefully built up her private collection of Peruvian nativity scenes over the years. Today, this focus of Carmen Würth's collection comprises 185 exhibits.
The South American country has one of the richest nativity scene traditions in the world: magnificent retablos, mobile altars, tell the Christmas story embedded in the everyday culture of the people, elegant figures with delicate facial features and detailed painted clothing immerse the well-known staff in new colors, delicate clay work bears witness to the veneration of the infant Jesus, the Niño Manuelito. In the Nacimientos, the Peruvian nativity scenes, influences from the Spanish Baroque style merge with indigenous craftsmanship, which enjoys the highest reputation in international nativity scene art. Particularly striking are the retablos by Maximiano Ochante Lozano and the works by Mendívil, which has produced several generations of highly talented nativity scene artists and an elegant style with strikingly long necks.
Maximiano Ochante Lozano, Musizierender Engel, around 1999, Modeling clay, painted.
Familie Mendívil, Large Figurine Group, around 1980, Painted, wood, feathers.
Arístides Quispe Lope, Flight into Egypt (The great Escape), around 2000, ceramic, painted, 11 pieces.
Maximiano Ochante Lozano, Retablo: Nativity Scene with Scissor Dancers, 2001, wood, wire, and stones, painted.
Maximiano Ochante Lozano, Musizierender Engel, around 1999, Modeling clay, painted.
Familie Mendívil, Large Figurine Group, around 1980, Painted, wood, feathers.
Arístides Quispe Lope, Flight into Egypt (The great Escape), around 2000, ceramic, painted, 11 pieces.
Maximiano Ochante Lozano, Retablo: Nativity Scene with Scissor Dancers, 2001, wood, wire, and stones, painted.
A catalog for this exhibition has been published by Swiridoff. The catalog can be purchased in our art shops or online. You can find additional details on the Swiridoff website.
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