Würth Company
Adolf Würth Haal, Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall
November 17, 2024 until February 2, 2025
Information on the current construction work at Kunsthalle Würth can be found here.
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. Sonja Götzelmann from Bad Mergentheim originally brought the Peruvian folk nativity scenes to the Carmen Würth Collection, which she continued to pursue with great commitment. 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.
