On January 3, 2023 , the Catalogue “Sacra et Pretiosa Cerae” is presented. at monastery of Santa Caterina in Palermo.
Short description of the volume : The Exhibition “Sacra et Pretiosa Cerae – The Divine Infant in the Monastery of St. Catherine” was realized as a symbol of rebirth and hope, after an extremely difficult two-year period, still related to the persistence of the Covid -19 pandemic, which also resulted in the closure of cultural venues. The Monastery preserves a substantial collection of wax Baby Jesuses that belonged to the nuns. For this reason, so many are the types of bambineddi featured in the exhibition, from “Baby Jesus Fishing Hearts” to “Sleeping Child,” from “Jesus with Passion Signs” to “Jesus the Good Shepherd.” This catalog, collects an in-depth study of the precious art of waxwork from different points of view: theological, art-historical, devotional; but also related to the processing and restoration of waxes.