Installation
Crèche
Neapolitan. 1725–75, with later additions. Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Art Institute of Chicago.
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InstallationObject type
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Installation” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Installation
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PaperMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax
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Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
WoodMaterial
Wood is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax
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GlassMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
TerracottaMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax
Catalogue: The Art Institute of Chicago. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LeatherMaterial
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; mixed media; terracotta; glass; leather; metal; wood (plant material); paper (fiber product); bark; cloth; cork (bark); moss; organic material; papier-mâché; polychrome; straw (plant material); textile; watercolor; wax
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WatercolourTechnique
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; sculpture techniques; painting techniques; glass painting; woodworking; forming; model-making; modeling (forming); sculpting; sewing; textile printing” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Mixed media including cloth, cork, gouache, metal, moss, papier-mâché, polychrome, terracotta, straw, watercolor, wax, and wood; sculpture techniques; painting techniques; glass painting; woodworking; forming; model-making; modeling (forming); sculpting; sewing; textile printing
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PlantsSubject
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flowers
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Human-figureSubject
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The Art Institute of Chicago supplies “children; men; women” in its subjects field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
children; men; women
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