Bacio is the Italian word for “kiss” but its acronym stands for Bridgeport Area Cultural Italian Organization. It was founded in 2003 with a mission of preserving, enhancing and fostering our Italian roots, culture, heritage and traditions.
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1. In the 1300s
The earliestPresepioorNativityScenesinItalydate tothe 1300s althoughactuallythese were figuresin
marble,woodorterracotta permanentlyexposedall the yearroundina side chapel anduntil the 16th
centurythe Presepioremainedassuch.To mentionafew,aPresepiocarvedinwoodin1330 forthe
PoorClare Sistersat the Conventof SaintClare inNaples;anotherfamousPresepioinwoodatRivolta
d’Adda(Cremona) dated1480 of the school of Alemanno;aterracotta Presepiofoundinthe Franciscan
church at Busseto(Parma) the workof Guido Mazzoni.
AmbrogiodellaRobbiaissaidtobe the author of a NativityScene inpolychrome terracottafoundatthe
church of the HolySpiritinSienna;nolessimportantisa Adorationof the ChildbyAndreadellaRobbia
foundat the Conventof Verna(Arezzo).
In PugliaandLucaniathe Presepiohaditsgreatestdevelopmentinthe 16th century,thankstoartists
such as StefanodaPutignanotowhomwe owe,amongotherthings,twoPresepioinstone one at
Cassano, the otherat Polignanoamare (Bari),andAltobelloPersio,authorof the Presepiopreservedin
the Cathedral of matera.
2. The Council of Trent
Whenthe Council of Trent,whichclosedin1563, issuedprecise normsfordevotiontothe saintsand
relicsitencouragedthe diffusionof the Presepioasanexpressionof popularpiety.The Jesuits,anew
ReligiousOrderconstitutedpreciselyduringthatCouncil,tookoverthe traditionalmostmonopolizingit:
intheirhandsthe PresepioservedfordidacticpurposestowinbackreformedChristiansandevangelise
inthe recentlydiscoveredlandsof the New World.
The Presepio,CatholicandMediterranean,counteractedthe Christmastree,ProtestantandNordic,
startedby Martin Luther;moreoverthe Jesuitsimposedtheirtaste forornamental profusionand
distanceditincreasinglyfromitsoriginal Franciscansimplicity.The 17thcenturysaw the appearance
and developmentof sceniceffectswhichrevolutionizedthe Presepio.NativityScenesbecameamirror
for the culture whichproducedthem,reflectingthe societyof the dayandthe most vivaciousaspectsof
dailylife withtraitsof intenserealism:theywere enrichedwithunusualandexoticelementsand
spectacularscenery,displayinginventive imaginationtypicalof Baroque.
At thistime the Presepiobegantostepoutof churchesto enterpatrician,bourgeoishomesasanobject
of luxuryinteriordecoration,mountedandremounteddifferentlyyearafteryear.
The large statueswere replacedwithwoodenfiguressometimespartlyof straw withheadandlimbsin
terracotta,wax or woodadornedwithsumptuousclothing,fosteringprivate Presepio,whichhadnone
of the monumentalityandimmobilityproperof NativityScenesinchurches.
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