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Various Studios There are santons from Alsatia
and Brittany. They are recent creations. The classical santons are from
Provence in southern France. They are the “real” santons, the French santons.
There are many and famous studios specializing in the creation of santons. In
this nativity set, we have gathered forty-two santons, representing sixteen
different studios, most of which are located in the southern region of Provence.
The nativity group surrounded be five other characters, among them a shepherd
and the gypsy woman with her baby, was created by the Coulomb studio. Most of
the other “maisons” (studios) are represented with two figures. Name and
history of the little characters remain unchanged, no matter which studio they
come from. The difference lies in the coloring, in the details of the overall
facial expressions, sometimes in the presentation of the attributes that define
each character.
French Santons
France